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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: Errors in Judgment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following sayings is not included in the section covering some of Bill's mistakes?
(a) To err is human, to forgive is divine.
(b) Chaos always creates more chaos.
(c) Bad decisions lead to bad outcomes.
(d) Two wrongs don't make a right.

2. Why does Bill state he goes to church?
(a) He does not believe in working on Sundays.
(b) He likes the people who also go to church.
(c) He thinks it makes him a better person than those who do not go.
(d) He likes to believe in an eternal life.

3. How did Congressman Torricelli's scandalizing of the CIA hurt the country?
(a) It caused other countries to dislike us.
(b) It caused internal anti-terrorism intelligence to stop.
(c) It caused external anti-terrorism intelligence to stop.
(d) It caused a massive amount of spending for the CIA trial.

4. What happened to the system because of the policies during the time Bill's grandfather worked with the police?
(a) The system became less effective.
(b) The system became corruption-free.
(c) The system became corrupt.
(d) The system became more effective.

5. How does Bill believe it is possible to change people?
(a) It is very possible to change people.
(b) It is not possible to change people.
(c) It is only possible to change certain people.
(d) It is rarely possible to change people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the legal system growing?

2. In the examples given in Chapter 1, the children's services department in which state allowed a child to fall through the cracks?

3. According to Bill in Chapter 2, what intensifies the behavior of adults?

4. Who did the defense lawyers ruthlessly attack, drawing Bill's attention and complaint?

5. What other war does Bill use to reveal Cronkite's hypocrisy?

(see the answer key)

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