View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other branch of the government is stationed in foregin lands and also lacks the ability to communicate in the language of the people that surround them?

2. What does Knox say to the headman of the village when he is asked why he left America to come to Cambodia?

3. Who does U Maung Swe suggest America send to foreign lands instead of clueless executives?

4. What was Asch's first clue that something was distracting Boning?

5. What type of home does he choose in Sarkhan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed description of the motives and purpose of two of these people, and their impact on the country they lived in: Emma Atkins, Marie MacIntosh, John Colvin, Joe Bing

Essay Topic 2

Explain in detail what you believe the authors meant when they said "We believe that a nuclear cataclysm is unlikely, but that our free life well may be lost in a succession of bits and fragments."

Essay Topic 3

Donald and Roger are revealed by Li Pang to be longtime undercover spies for the communists. What embassy attitudes assisted these men in accomplishing their goals? Why were they so successful in keeping their positions at the Embassy without being discovered?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 317 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample