Chapter 24 Self-test questions

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. Which of these states was not named by President Bush as part of the 'axis of evil' in his 2002 State of the Union address?

Sudan correct incorrect

North Korea correct incorrect

Iran correct incorrect

Iraq correct incorrect

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. In September 2002, who said, 'You can't distinguish between al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein when you talk about the war on terror'?

Tony Blair correct incorrect

Colin Powell correct incorrect

George Tenet correct incorrect

Donald Rumsfeld correct incorrect

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. What official position was held by Hans Blix in early 2003?

Secretary-General of the UN correct incorrect

Chancellor of Germany correct incorrect

Head of the UN arms inspection team in Iraq correct incorrect

Head of the White House's Iraq group correct incorrect

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. What codename was given to the 2003 invasion of Iraq?

Operation Iraqi Freedom correct incorrect

Operation Desert Storm correct incorrect

Operation Iraqi Hope correct incorrect

Operation Neptune Spear correct incorrect

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. Which event triggered a sustained Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip in mid-2006?

A victory by Hamas in Palestinian electios correct incorrect

The capture of an Israeli soldier correct incorrect

A rocket attack on Jerusalem correct incorrect

The death of Yasser Arafat correct incorrect

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. Which state was accused of being behind the assassination of the Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafiq Hariri, in 2005?

Israel correct incorrect

Iran correct incorrect

Syria correct incorrect

Egypt correct incorrect