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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the state of the Middle-East when the novel begins?
(a) It is relatively peaceful, many nations have non-aggression pacts.
(b) It is rife with sectarian and racial violence.
(c) Israel is being forced to cede land to Egypt.
(d) The Islamic sects are splitting apart.

2. What do the Japanese troops do on Saipan?
(a) Fortify the shoreline.
(b) Flush out all U.S. nationals.
(c) Occupy the airport and arrest the governor.
(d) Begin building a military airbase.

3. What do Ryan and Durling intend to do about Kimberly's death?
(a) Expose Yamata's involvement.
(b) Protest it.
(c) Use it to blackmail Goto.
(d) Cover it up.

4. What does the program that Chuck Searls developed do?
(a) It tracks activity in the U.S. stock markets.
(b) It automatically bids on favorable penny stocks.
(c) It secretly manipulates stock prices.
(d) It erases records of stock trades.

5. What is the first step in Yamata's plan for responding to the Trade Reform Act?
(a) To cut off all trade with America.
(b) To topple the current government.
(c) To organize a boycott of American goods.
(d) To call for a tariff on American goods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack Ryan's profession when the novel begins?

2. What other island do Japanese troops take over in their first strikes?

3. Who leads the push for the Trade Reform Act?

4. What is the former profession of the man Yamata contacts about the information regarding the Durling Administration?

5. What danger does the Trade Reform Act pose for Japan?

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