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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What example of "tinsel" does U Maung Swe offer?
(a) News coverage of the Miss Sarkhan Pageant
(b) Rotten produce flown in from San Francisco
(c) Items used to decorate Christmas Trees in the Sarkhanese homes
(d) Promises to Burma of a mobile floating dredge which turned out to be a rusting old stationery dredge which even the Americans could not get to work

2. 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) Commerce
(b) Justice
(c) Military
(d) Education

3. Who behaves incorrectly at the performance and causes the Asians consternation?
(a) Donald
(b) Joe Bing
(c) George Swift
(d) Roger

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does U Maung Swe say is the reason America has lost its prestige in Asia?

3. What does Knox decide to do?

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

5. Who is Solomon Asch?

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