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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. What does Mr. Upton allude to as the reason people should be signing up to work in foreign service?
(a) To get out of the USA
(b) To enrich their 401K
(c) To fight communism from spreading all over the world
(d) To avoid paying taxes

2. Why did this ruse work even though many Americans were involved in giving the rice to the people?
(a) The Americans were distracted by dancing girls
(b) The Americans were not involved in the transfer of the rice
(c) The Americans were paid off by the Soviets to keep quiet
(d) None of the Americans could read Sarkhanese

3. Who was one of the main people Ambassador Krupitzyn went to see when he arrived in Sarkhan?
(a) Homer Atkins
(b) Chief Abbott of the Buddhist Monastery
(c) Joe Bing
(d) Senator Brown

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

5. What story is Ruth Jyoti most famous for?
(a) The success of Father Finian in Burma
(b) The Hindenberg disaster
(c) The Chinese discovery of the moon
(d) The Lindbergh kidnapping

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hamilton Bridge Upton?

2. What is Sears' overall assessment of his situation in Sarkhan?

3. When Hillandale leaves the northern province, what percentage of them vote for Magsaysay?

4. Who informs Lous Sears about John Colvin's injuries?

5. 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?

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