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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 was the predecessor of the CIA?

2. What was Robert's first assignment?

3. How many Marines were killed in the Lebanon bombing?

4. What did Robert try for the first time with his Arab contact?

5. Why wasn't Robert touch by the Iran-Contra scandal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Robert move when he was 9 years old in Chapter 2?

2. What did the Chief in New Dehli have a reputation for according to Chapter 5?

3. Why were requests to intelligence agencies in Paris and Bonn often unmet according to Chapter 7?

4. What did Robert and four classmates do in Chapter 3?

5. What became his life when Robert moved to Aspen, Colorado?

6. Why was Sami an important contact for Robert?

7. Where did the majority of the CIA training take place?

8. What would Robert receive if he succeeded on his first assignment according to Chapter 4?

9. Why was Lebanon a huge problem in the Middle East?

10. What did the CIA prefer to do to keep everything a secret?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the nuclear arms race, and examine the role of the Soviet Union and why the CIA might be concerned about its nuclear program.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the long-term impact the American Embassy bombing had on CIA agents and others and the reasons for the lack of investigation

Essay Topic 3

Examine why the term "witnesses" might be taken to have a dark tone.

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