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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of home does he choose in Sarkhan?
(a) Quonset hut from the USA
(b) Sturdy double-wide trailer
(c) Small cottage with pressed earth floors
(d) Large mansion on the river

2. What does U Maung Swe recommend to MacWhite?
(a) Bring John Colvin back to Sarkahn
(b) Resign from the foreign service
(c) Allow the communists to take over
(d) Obtain a chinese mistress

3. 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 ill with dysentary
(d) He was watching television all night

4. What was Asch's first clue that something was distracting Boning?
(a) Boning was taking his shoes off during the conference
(b) Boning was drinking too much coffee at the conference
(c) Boning was missing from the conference
(d) Boning was dozing during the conference and answering the questions slowly

5. Why does Asch think it is necessary that his delegation answers the questions firmly and quickly?
(a) To avoid an air of condescension
(b) To save money
(c) To please the Soviets
(d) To save time

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

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

8. Who behaves incorrectly at the performance and causes the Asians consternation?
(a) Joe Bing
(b) George Swift
(c) Donald
(d) Roger

9. How does Atkins surprise the committee?
(a) By telling them the Communists have built a huge road in the jungle that runs the length of the country
(b) By demonstrating a long handled broom
(c) By falling asleep during the proceedings
(d) By announcing his plans to become communist

10. Senator Brown wanted to talk to real soldiers and natives. Who did he talk to?
(a) Real soldiers and natives
(b) Only people placed by the embassy
(c) Actors and actresses
(d) Embassy staff and their spouses

11. When Hillandale visits the capital city of Sarkhan, what sort of shop does he notice outnumbers all the others?
(a) Palmistry and astrology establishments
(b) Perfume and silk shops
(c) Shops that sell guns and knives
(d) Shoe and dress shops

12. What does Knox decide to do?
(a) Forget the enitre operation
(b) Take his plans directly to the communists
(c) Start a new project with cattle
(d) Take his plans directly to the Congress of USA

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

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

15. When Emma asks the villagers what causes this problem, what is their answer?
(a) It is caused by the water from the well
(b) It is punishment for sins they have committed
(c) It is caused by the altitude
(d) This is what happens when people get old

Short Answer Questions

1. The authors say America will lose its freedom not in a nuclear cataclysm but how?

2. Who does Homer Atkins choose to partner with on the pump manufacturing?

3. 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?

4. What is the real reason MacWhite is being replaced as an Ambassador?

5. How long does the conference go well before there are problems?

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