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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the cause of Captain Boning's distraction?

2. What is Finian's Station?

3. The authors say the American embassies overseas are so busy trying to entertain visiting American VIP's that they resemble what?

4. Who do Wolchek, MacWhite and Monet have to answer to for their successful battle against the Communists?

5. What event does Hillandale get invited to soon after arriving in Sarkhan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What would you do if you were President? Is the title of Chapter 13. If you were President of the USA in 1955 and read this book, list the top twenty actions you would take to address the problems outlined in The Ugly American.

Essay Topic 2

The ideology of communism is identified in this book as America's worst enemy. Why? How does communism differ from democracy? What rights and freedoms are denied communist countries, and why is this important? What do the authors believe is the best way to combat communism and keep it from spreading?

Essay Topic 3

Why was Mao Tse-Tung's battlefield tactics so effective? How did studying these tactics turn out for Wolchek, Monet and MacWhite? How did it hurt them?

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