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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skills did Ambassador Krupitzyn learn before the Soviets assigned him to Sarkhan?
(a) karate, cooking, and ability to speak Hebrew
(b) Square dance calling and internet research
(c) Cell phone usage, massage and calligraphy
(d) To speak the language fluently, to play the Sarkhanese music, and to dance

2. Why is the newspaperman rejected as an applicant for foreign service?
(a) He is too old
(b) He already has a job
(c) He is not rich
(d) He once wrote an article criticizing the US government

3. Who is Joe Bing?
(a) French Ambassador to Sarkhan
(b) Servant at the Soviet Embassy
(c) Chief of Information for ICA
(d) Mayor of Fort Worth

4. Who is Bob Maile?
(a) Belgian Ambassador to Sarkhan
(b) Reporter from the New York Times
(c) Editor of the San Francisco newspaper
(d) A member of the United States Information Service who is admired by the people of Southeast Asia

5. Who is Hamilton Bridge Upton?
(a) French Ambassador to USA
(b) Head Chef at the Sarkhan embassy
(c) French Ambassador to Sarkhan
(d) An experienced consul officer who was at the recruitment meeting

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the names listed below, who was also a speaker at the recruitment meeting?

2. What evidence does Sears present that he is doing a good job in Sarkhan?

3. How many servants came with her new house?

4. Why is this letter from Louis Sears to Dexter Peterson confidential and personal?

5. How did Ambassador Krupitzyn convince the Sarkhanese that the relief rice was from the Soviet Union and not America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Homer Atkins' way so different from the way of the American and native governments?

2. How did the Cambodians and the French buy Henry Knox?

3. What impact do you believe Donald and Roger have had on America's standing in Southeast Asia?

4. Why does his method work?

5. Why did Burma refuse foreign aid from America?

6. Why would it be patriotic for someone to join the foreign service?

7. Is John Colvin's plan to start a business in Sarkhan well thought out?

8. Is Sears telling Peterson there are no Communists in Sarkhan?

9. Why was George Swift's actions so damaging?

10. Describe Sears' attitude towards the Sarkhanese people.

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