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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term did the Pentagon use to describe the abuses in Iraq and Afghanistan?
(a) Herding cats syndrome.
(b) Goose egg syndrome.
(c) Rotten apple syndrome.
(d) Battle pressures syndrome.

2. What does C.I.A. stand for?
(a) Central Instability Agency.
(b) Central Intelligence Agency.
(c) Central Insurgency Agency.
(d) Central Insider Agency.

3. In late 2001, who opposed any surrender negotiations with the Taliban?
(a) The Rice Administration.
(b) The Obama Administration.
(c) The Clinton Administration.
(d) The Bush Administration.

4. What did a CIA analyst say was being committed against the detainees in Cuba?
(a) Constitutional violations.
(b) Crimes.
(c) Human rights violations.
(d) War crimes.

5. Clarke considered Afghanistan a ______ on the road to Iraq.
(a) Practice attempt.
(b) Bump in the road.
(c) Stop.
(d) Detour.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stations did the "south group" have in central Asia?

2. What magazine has Hersh written for since the early 1990s?

3. What was the code name for the U.S. Army offensive in western Afghanistan?

4. In what month did Mr. Hersh have his first big story?

5. The White House and where wanted the investigations into Abu Ghraib to stop?

(see the answer key)

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