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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "The Ambassador and the Working Press".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sears say he dislikes Maggie Johnson?
(a) She is a communist spy
(b) She is too tall
(c) She agrees with the native press too much and brings newspapermen to his office
(d) She is sleeping with the servants

2. How did the government advertise the recruitment meeting?
(a) Newspaper ads with attractive photos
(b) Ads on CNN
(c) Brightly colored placards posted around Washington D.C.
(d) Word of mouth

3. What does Father Finian do when he arrives in Burma?
(a) Asks the archbishop for permission to move into a larger house
(b) Converts to Buddhism and shaves his head
(c) Finds a wife and settles down
(d) Asks his archbishop for provisions and permission to go into the jungle

4. Why is the newspaperman rejected as an applicant for foreign service?
(a) He is too old
(b) He is not rich
(c) He once wrote an article criticizing the US government
(d) He already has a job

5. What does Joe Bing call the U.S.Government
(a) The United States Government
(b) Uncle Sammy
(c) Big Brother
(d) The General

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence does Sears present that he is doing a good job in Sarkhan?

2. Who is Tonki?

3. Why was there a famine in South Sarkhan?

4. How did Colvin meet Deong?

5. Who proposed a solution to the problem?

(see the answer key)

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