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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Justice
(c) Military
(d) Commerce

2. Who is Jonathon Brown?
(a) Gilbert MacWhite's assistant secretary
(b) American Senator
(c) Joe Bing's brother in law
(d) Marie MacIntosh's uncle

3. Who does U Maung Swe suggest America send to foreign lands instead of clueless executives?
(a) Small children to work in the factories
(b) Regular American people who speak the language and have skills to offer the people.
(c) Older people with bent backs
(d) Young pretty girls to work in the embassies

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

5. What project does MacWhite give Atkins to work on?
(a) Building dams and roads in Sarkhan
(b) Finding an assignment for John Colvin
(c) Create a way for Sarkhanese people to get water from the hills
(d) Discover who Donald and Roger are reporting to in the communist party

6. What idea does Emma give him regarding the pump?
(a) To paint it red white and blue
(b) To name it after a famous Sarkhanese general
(c) To power it using bicycles
(d) To abandon it in favor of a telephone system

7. What event does Hillandale get invited to soon after arriving in Sarkhan?
(a) Dinner at Marie MacIntosh's house
(b) A going away party for Louis Sears
(c) A reception honoing Donald and Roger
(d) Dinner at the Phillipines Embassy

8. When fighting an enemy that has superior numbers, what does Mao say is the key to success?
(a) Mobility and the use of darkness
(b) Foreign aid and intelligence
(c) Well fed troops who are promoted often
(d) Firepower and wealth

9. What does Atkins decide to build?
(a) A multi-layered chicken coop
(b) A road that extends from one end of the country to the other
(c) A large house
(d) Man powered water pump

10. What disturbs Knox about the Conference he is attending?
(a) There are no other Americans at the conference
(b) There is insufficient American food available
(c) He cannot speak Cambodian
(d) The proposals for further aid are for ambitious military plans

11. Why is he called ugly?
(a) His language is always peppered with obscenities
(b) It is his nickname from childhood
(c) His feet are unusually large
(d) His appearance is not attractive

12. Why didn't Emma just order American brooms and hand them out?
(a) There is no Fed Ex office in the area
(b) The villagers would not have accepted them
(c) She cannot afford it
(d) Homer tells her it is not important

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

14. When MacWhite writes his letter to the Secretary of State, how many Americans does he say have been through the embassy and how many were valuable in the struggle against communism?
(a) Over 300 peope, none valuable
(b) Over 300 people, only five valuable
(c) Over 500 people, all valuable
(d) Over 10 people, none valuable

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is his original intention with his planned trip to southeast Asia?

2. What does Knox say to the headman of the village when he is asked why he left America to come to Cambodia?

3. What is the real reason MacWhite is being replaced as an Ambassador?

4. When Hillandale visits the capital city of Sarkhan, what sort of shop does he notice outnumbers all the others?

5. In 1958, what percentage of the Foreign Service officer corps could speak a language other than English?

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