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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Upton allude to as the reason people should be signing up to work in foreign service?

2. Why do Soviet embassies employ only Soviets for service personnel?

3. Why did the rumor persist?

4. What do Wolcheck, Monet and MacWhite decide to do?

5. Who is Dexter Peterson?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the authors stres the importance of the upper level Embassy staff being fluent in the native language?

2. Describe Sears' attitude towards the Sarkhanese people.

3. Is John Colvin's plan to start a business in Sarkhan well thought out?

4. In what way is Ambassador Gray's plans diminishing the plans of Senator Brown?

5. At the time the book was written, was Communism a real threat to the world?

6. Why were the people reviewing the applications concerned about Homer Atkins?

7. Why is this rumor so damaging to America?

8. Why does his method work?

9. Why do you thnk the Archbishop in charge of Finian was uncomfortable with Finian's plans?

10. Why do you think the northern province decided to turn against the communists and vote for an American-leaning Presidential candidate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Donald and Roger are revealed by Li Pang to be longtime undercover spies for the communists. What embassy attitudes assisted these men in accomplishing their goals? Why were they so successful in keeping their positions at the Embassy without being discovered?

Essay Topic 2

Study the qualities and background of these three men: Wolchek, Monet, MacWhite, and explain how they made such a good team in their brief time together.

Essay Topic 3

Why was Louis Sears so successful in his career through the political process in America, and Gilbert MacWhite forced to resign? Is this fair? Do you think this method of promoting unqualified people is going on today as well?

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