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

2. The war games principally involve what type of forces?
(a) Naval.
(b) Amphibious.
(c) Ground.
(d) Air.

3. What are "zaibatsu"?
(a) Informants.
(b) A brand of cars.
(c) Start-up companies.
(d) Wealthy businessmen and industrialists.

4. What is Jack Ryan's profession when the novel begins?
(a) Foreign ambassador.
(b) Investment banker.
(c) Security consultant.
(d) Day trader.

5. What danger does the Trade Reform Act pose for Japan?
(a) It would increase production costs to unworkable levels.
(b) It could slow the vital flow of goods into and out of the country.
(c) It would put them at an extreme disadvantage in international trade.
(d) It will destroy most of their overseas trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the President and Ryan go to Moscow soon after Kimberly Norton's death?

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

3. What does Golovko offer Ryan when he visits Moscow?

4. What is Ryan's relationship with Sergey Golovko?

5. What is Cook promised in exchange for his cooperation?

(see the answer key)

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