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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With the Red Army gone, what mentality do some of the soldiers that fight against them have?
(a) That other countries will think twice before they invade.
(b) They now know a superpower can be destroyed.
(c) They now have the military power to run the government.
(d) They are ready to take down the next superpower.

2. What does Cheney promise the Saudi King as a liaison of President George H.W. Bush?
(a) U.S. will no longer have an alliance with Israel.
(b) U.S. forces will leave as soon as the war is over.
(c) U.S. will send forces whenever the Saudi King asks.
(d) U.S. will sell as many arms to Saudi Arabia as it needs.

3. Who does Iran get on their side to overthrow the Khalifas?
(a) The Bahraini military.
(b) Sunni minority in Bahrain.
(c) Bahraini refugees in Oman.
(d) The Bahraini Shi'a.

4. What unexpected event happens after the Persian Gulf War?
(a) The U.N. occupies Kuwait.
(b) The U.S. leaves Saudi Arabia quicker than planned.
(c) The U.S. spreads their troops further and into southwest Asia.
(d) The U.S. stays stationed in the Middle East.

5. What development adds to the political turmoil in the Middle East?
(a) Hussein attacks Iran.
(b) Russia invades Iran.
(c) Hussein attacks Kuwait.
(d) Iran attacks Israel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which countries are involved with the bombings of Marine barracks in Lebanon?

2. Who else wants to convict Omar Abdel Rahman for terrorism?

3. What does Prince Turki ask of Usama bin Laden when he returns to Saudi Arabia from Afghanistan in 1989?

4. What does the State Department originally have for anthrax prevention?

5. What does the U.S. assume as they allow the Iraqi troops to withdraw intact?

(see the answer key)

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