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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Cook able to acquire the information that Yamata is seeking?
(a) He is married to a high-ranking member of the administration.
(b) He is a Deputy Assistant in the State Department.
(c) He is a former CIA operative.
(d) He worked as a spy.

2. What is the American reception of the new Crestas?
(a) They are quickly purchased by enthusiatic consumers.
(b) They are turned down over cheaper models.
(c) They are slowly purchased by discerning buyers.
(d) They only sell a small number initially.

3. What is the state of Japan when the novel begins?
(a) It is militarizing openly and rapidly.
(b) It's government is shaky and could fall to an unfriendly opposition.
(c) It cut off all diplomatic relations.
(d) It annexed many islands that surround it.

4. What event causes the U.S. administration to plan a trip to Moscow to celebrate?
(a) The dismantling of the last U.S. nuclear missile.
(b) The second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.
(c) The dismantling of the last Russian nuclear missile.
(d) The signing of a new non-proliferation act.

5. What does NTSB conclude about the cause of explosions during the Cresta accidents?
(a) The accidents were caused by fuel-tank rusting from normal wear and tear.
(b) The accidents were caused by improperly treated and corroded steel.
(c) The accidents were caused by sabotage.
(d) The accidents were caused by faulty spark-plugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are investors cautious about heavy investment in the U.S. auto industry?

2. How often do U.S. Japanese war game exercises take place?

3. What are Clark and Chavez ordered to do just as Kimberly Norton gets killed?

4. What is the state of Africa when the novel begins?

5. What is the U.S. auto industry's response to the Trade Reform Act?

(see the answer key)

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