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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, "The Ragtime Kid".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Upton describe Joe Bing to the audience?
(a) Totally unqualified for the job but the only person we could find
(b) An expert at meeting natives face to face as equals
(c) An overweight, ignorant slob
(d) A professional liar

2. After studying communism, what does Father Finian conclude?
(a) Communism was like a religion, a form of secular ritual, and evil
(b) Communism is not a threat
(c) Communism is like hula hoops and is a passing fad
(d) Communism will win

3. What is the recruitment team's message to the audience regarding the necessity to learn foreign languages or deal with the natives of the country they are posted to?
(a) We are only accepting applications from those who already know the language
(b) You must be fluent in the language before we can send you
(c) You need a working knowledge of the language
(d) No need to learn the culture, just hang out with the Americans

4. Why do Soviet embassies employ only Soviets for service personnel?
(a) No one else will work for them because of their reputations
(b) The pay is too low for the natives
(c) So no aliens can serve as spies
(d) None of the natives can fit in the uniforms

5. Of the names listed below, who was also a speaker at the recruitment meeting?
(a) Joe Bing
(b) Marie MacIntosh
(c) Homer Atkins
(d) Gilbert MacWhite

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Marie assigned when she is accepted into the foreign service?

2. Why does Gilbert MacWhite speak freely about confidential matters around Roger and Donald?

3. How did Colvin meet Deong?

4. Who is Hamilton Bridge Upton?

5. Why does Kruptizyn like Ambassador Sears?

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