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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the reaction of Wolcheck and Monet's superiors to the details of the battle?
(a) They appluded the men and promoted them
(b) They were given bonuses in their next paychecks
(c) They were shocked and decided to reprimand them for going against everything the men had been taught in the military
(d) They promised to take the suggestions under advisement

2. Who is Homer Atkins?
(a) Marie MacIntosh's father
(b) Gilbert MacWhite's accountant
(c) Joe Bing's brother in law
(d) An American construction engineer brought to VietNam to decide where dams and roads should be built

3. Who does Hillandale charm at the dinner and therefore make more progress in one night than the embassy has made in months?
(a) Joe Bing
(b) Gilbert MacWhite
(c) Mao Tse-Tung
(d) The Prime Minister of Sarkhan

4. Who do Wolchek, MacWhite and Monet have to answer to for their successful battle against the Communists?
(a) The Congress of the USA
(b) The King of Siam
(c) The Vietnamese general staff
(d) American Major General, two French Admirals and four French generals

5. When fighting an enemy that has superior numbers, what does Mao say is the key to success?
(a) Mobility and the use of darkness
(b) Firepower and wealth
(c) Well fed troops who are promoted often
(d) Foreign aid and intelligence

6. What is the common problem of the village elderly?
(a) Their teeth have fallen out
(b) They are grossly overweight
(c) Backs are curved and they walk bent over
(d) They cannot speak English

7. Who is Thomas Elmer Knox?
(a) The founder of Knox Farms
(b) An embassy official who is in charge of preparing for official USA visits
(c) An American poultry farmer who assisted Cambodian farmers by teaching them about their chickens
(d) A Cambodian native who is running for President

8. The authors say the American embassies overseas are so busy trying to entertain visiting American VIP's that they resemble what?
(a) Corporations
(b) Tourist agencies
(c) Carnivals
(d) Brothels

9. What was the cause of Captain Boning's distraction?
(a) He was in financial trouble
(b) He was spending every night with a Chinese woman and not sleeping
(c) He was watching television all night
(d) He was ill with dysentary

10. What happens to Knox's plan?
(a) The plan is turned into a novel by William Faulkner
(b) He presents the plan to Congress and it is approved
(c) He presents the plan to the Communists and they erect a statue in his honor
(d) After being provided with every conceivable luxury and fed lies about the conditions of Cambodia, he loses the sense of urgency.

11. Who is Boning?
(a) A Sarkhanese mechanic
(b) An agricultural representative for the United States to Vietnam
(c) American Navy Captain assigned to the delegation
(d) John Colvin's partner

12. Who is the new Ambassador to Sarkhan?
(a) Marie MacIntosh
(b) Joe Bing
(c) Homer Atkins
(d) Jeepo

13. What does Emma do to introduce the longer handled brooms?
(a) Finds a local reed that will work and uses it herself in front of the villagers
(b) She opens her own store
(c) She hires a salesperson to peddle the new invention
(d) She buys time on the local television station for an advertisement

14. What does Atkins decide to build?
(a) A multi-layered chicken coop
(b) Man powered water pump
(c) A large house
(d) A road that extends from one end of the country to the other

15. What project does MacWhite give Atkins to work on?
(a) Building dams and roads in Sarkhan
(b) Finding an assignment for John Colvin
(c) Create a way for Sarkhanese people to get water from the hills
(d) Discover who Donald and Roger are reporting to in the communist party

Short Answer Questions

1. When MacWhite writes his letter to the Secretary of State, how many Americans does he say have been through the embassy and how many were valuable in the struggle against communism?

2. What does U Maung Swe recommend to MacWhite?

3. What does the Phillipine Ambassador ask Hillandale to do at the dinner?

4. What does Emma decide is actually the problem?

5. Why didn't Emma just order American brooms and hand them out?

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