Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Seymour Hersh
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Seymour Hersh
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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 did a CIA analyst say was being committed against the detainees in Cuba?

2. When was the Presidential Daily Brief titled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S." given?

3. More than a year after Rumsfeld's announcement of Afghanistan's success, who controlled the provinces?

4. What is the name of the base in Cuba where prisoners were sent?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did inspectors find in Libyan nuclear inspections?

2. What happened when the U.S. challenged North Korea, diplomatically, about stopping nuclear operations in October 2002?

3. What had the Syrians been doing with the CIA for which they wanted to be rewarded?

4. What happened to the Iranian nuclear program in 2001?

5. What did the I.A.E.A. conclude about the documents linking Iraq and Niger?

6. What bad intelligence was given to President Bush and used in his State of the Union Address?

7. Why did Pakistan supposedly share nuclear information with North Korea?

8. What happened in Congress regarding the Abu Ghraib scandal?

9. Who is Musharraf?

10. What did General Janis Karpinski's background consist of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Perle have a personal stake in making sure the Iraqi war happened? What does this personal stake mean for the bias in his advice to the President? While the Pentagon found that he did not violate ethical standards, is there a higher ethical standard he should have upheld? What is it? Why is it important? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

What was the role of the CIA in the Iraq war and the events leading up to it? What does this role mean about the power of the CIA? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What was Rumsfeld's role in the Iraq War? How was his role made harder, or easier, by the various attitudes within the Bush Administration? Cite specific examples from the book to support your answer.

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