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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The authors say America should stop selling guns and money and sell what instead?
(a) Rice
(b) The dignity of freedom
(c) Bananas
(d) Books

2. Who is Thomas Elmer Knox?
(a) The founder of Knox Farms
(b) An American poultry farmer who assisted Cambodian farmers by teaching them about their chickens
(c) A Cambodian native who is running for President
(d) An embassy official who is in charge of preparing for official USA visits

3. Who does Homer Atkins bring with him when he moves to Sarkhan?
(a) Joe Bing
(b) Louis Sears
(c) His wife, Emma
(d) Jeepo

4. What does U Maung Swe recommend to MacWhite?
(a) Bring John Colvin back to Sarkahn
(b) Allow the communists to take over
(c) Obtain a chinese mistress
(d) Resign from the foreign service

5. What does MacWhite ask Atkins to do?
(a) Move to Sarkhan
(b) Leave the room
(c) Move to Burma
(d) Return to the United States

6. What is the common problem of the village elderly?
(a) Backs are curved and they walk bent over
(b) Their teeth have fallen out
(c) They are grossly overweight
(d) They cannot speak English

7. What happens to Knox's plan?
(a) The plan is turned into a novel by William Faulkner
(b) He presents the plan to Congress and it is approved
(c) He presents the plan to the Communists and they erect a statue in his honor
(d) After being provided with every conceivable luxury and fed lies about the conditions of Cambodia, he loses the sense of urgency.

8. Who does Hillandale charm at the dinner and therefore make more progress in one night than the embassy has made in months?
(a) Joe Bing
(b) The Prime Minister of Sarkhan
(c) Gilbert MacWhite
(d) Mao Tse-Tung

9. What other branch of the government is stationed in foregin lands and also lacks the ability to communicate in the language of the people that surround them?
(a) Education
(b) Commerce
(c) Military
(d) Justice

10. Who do Wolchek, MacWhite and Monet have to answer to for their successful battle against the Communists?
(a) The King of Siam
(b) The Congress of the USA
(c) The Vietnamese general staff
(d) American Major General, two French Admirals and four French generals

11. What does Knox decide to do?
(a) Forget the enitre operation
(b) Start a new project with cattle
(c) Take his plans directly to the Congress of USA
(d) Take his plans directly to the communists

12. Senator Brown wanted to talk to real soldiers and natives. Who did he talk to?
(a) Real soldiers and natives
(b) Only people placed by the embassy
(c) Actors and actresses
(d) Embassy staff and their spouses

13. What Senate Committee does he chair?
(a) Judicial Review
(b) Foreign Affairs
(c) Armament & Manpower
(d) Ways and Means

14. When the men finish reading the books, what does Monet say?
(a) Mao needs to see a counselor
(b) Let us begin a book club for the villagers
(c) Mao is right and we have been wrong
(d) The French methods of war are better

15. Why does Asch think it is necessary that his delegation answers the questions firmly and quickly?
(a) To please the Soviets
(b) To avoid an air of condescension
(c) To save time
(d) To save money

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jonathon Brown?

2. What was the reaction of Wolcheck and Monet's superiors to the details of the battle?

3. How successful is Emma's introduction of the long handled broom?

4. Who is Homer Atkins?

5. What are the main requests MacWhite makes for a change of policy in foreign service personnel?

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