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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) Bananas
(b) Books
(c) Rice
(d) The dignity of freedom

2. How does Atkins surprise the committee?
(a) By demonstrating a long handled broom
(b) By announcing his plans to become communist
(c) By telling them the Communists have built a huge road in the jungle that runs the length of the country
(d) By falling asleep during the proceedings

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

4. 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) The suggestions are welcomed and MacWhite is asked to accept the position of Secretary of State
(d) MacWhite is sent to Cambodia on a fact-finding mission

5. In 1958, what percentage of the Foreign Service officer corps could speak a language other than English?
(a) 100
(b) 85
(c) 50%
(d) 10

6. When the first sales person returns with orders for the pump, how many does he have?
(a) 8
(b) 100
(c) 9
(d) Zero

7. What is his original intention with his planned trip to southeast Asia?
(a) To find a new wife and new home
(b) To discover new recipes
(c) To search out his family's origins
(d) To determine the truth of the American situation there

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

9. 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) Older people with bent backs
(c) Small children to work in the factories
(d) Regular American people who speak the language and have skills to offer the people.

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

11. The authors say America will lose its freedom not in a nuclear cataclysm but how?
(a) Through global warming
(b) not with a bang but a whimper
(c) In a succession of bits and fragments
(d) In a long protracted war with the Soviets

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

13. 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

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

15. How successful is Emma's introduction of the long handled broom?
(a) A new type of broom is named after her
(b) It is a complete failure and she loses her investment
(c) Four years later she receives a letter saying none of the elderly have bent backs
(d) The villagers buy her a vacuum cleaner

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the conference go well before there are problems?

2. What Senate Committee does he chair?

3. What was Asch's first clue that something was distracting Boning?

4. Who is Boning?

5. What do the authors say substitute training in selection of ambassadors for American embassies?

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