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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Mao Tse-Tung
(d) Gilbert MacWhite

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

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

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

5. Who interferes with Hillandale and causes this progress to be lost?
(a) George Swift
(b) Donald
(c) Joe Bing
(d) Roger

6. What was the cause of Captain Boning's distraction?
(a) He was spending every night with a Chinese woman and not sleeping
(b) He was in financial trouble
(c) He was watching television all night
(d) He was ill with dysentary

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

8. What does Emma decide is actually the problem?
(a) The villagers need to read more books
(b) People are using short handled brooms
(c) Someone is beating the elderly people
(d) It is a genetic defect in the villagers

9. What is the surprise weapon the men decide to use against the Communists?
(a) An atomic bomb
(b) A rocket truck
(c) AK-47s and Uzis
(d) A female spy

10. What is the State Department's reply to MacWhite's policy suggestions?
(a) The suggestions are approved and put into practice within one year
(b) None are acceptable, and he is being replaced as Ambassador to Sarkhan
(c) MacWhite is sent to Cambodia on a fact-finding mission
(d) The suggestions are welcomed and MacWhite is asked to accept the position of Secretary of State

11. How does the Vietnam ambassador prepare for the Senator's visit?
(a) By engineering every facet of the visit to make the embassy look good
(b) By erecting a statue to the Senator on embassy grounds
(c) By hiring a public relations person for the trip
(d) By repainting the embassy

12. 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 500 people, all valuable
(b) Over 300 peope, none valuable
(c) Over 300 people, only five valuable
(d) Over 10 people, none valuable

13. When Hillandale visits the capital city of Sarkhan, what sort of shop does he notice outnumbers all the others?
(a) Shoe and dress shops
(b) Shops that sell guns and knives
(c) Perfume and silk shops
(d) Palmistry and astrology establishments

14. What is Finian's Station?
(a) A non-denominational college for Sarkhanese students attending on a four year scholarship
(b) The name of the volunteer fire station in Homer Atkins' village
(c) A cozy cafe near the embassy in Sarkhan
(d) The second most popular television channel in Sarkhan

15. What does Atkins recommend instead of dams and roads?
(a) Interstate highways and rest stops
(b) A brick factory and a canning plant
(c) A munitions plant and a dress factory
(d) A chicken farm and a water pump factory

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Hillandale get invited to soon after arriving in Sarkhan?

2. The authors say America should stop selling guns and money and sell what instead?

3. Why does Asch think it is necessary that his delegation answers the questions firmly and quickly?

4. What was Senator Brown's conclusion after his tiring trip?

5. What type of home does he choose in Sarkhan?

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