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PART TWO: QUESTIONS 6-10
Read the following biography and answer the questions below.
(0)has been done for you as an example.
Dr. Robert M. Gates was sworn in on December 18, 2006, as the 22nd
Secretary of Defense. Before entering his present post, Secretary Gates was
the President of Texas A&M University, the nation’s seventh largest
university.
Secretary Gates served as Director of Central Intelligence from 1991 until
1993. Secretary Gates is the only career officer in CIA’s history to rise from
entry-level employee to Director.
Secretary Gates joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1966 and spent
nearly 27 years as an intelligence professional, serving six presidents. During
that period, he spent nearly nine years at the National Security Council (NSC),
The White House, serving four presidents of both political parties.
He is the author of the memoir, From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insiders
Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War, published in 1996.
A native of Kansas, Secretary Gates received his bachelor’s degree from the
College of William and Mary, his master’s degree in history from Indiana
University, and his doctorate in Russian and Soviet history from Georgetown
University. Dr. Gates is 63, and he and his wife Becky have two adult children.
(0) What did Dr. Gates do just before he became Secretary of Defense?
a) He was CIA director.
b) He was university president.
c) He was Head of NSC.
(6) What year was it when Dr. Gates ended his CIA engagement?
a) 1993.
b) 1991.
c) Doesn’t say.
(7) How many presidents did Dr. Gates serve in the White House?
a) 9
b) 6
c) 4
(8) Dr. Burns is a member of
a) The Conservative Party.
b) The Democrat Party.
c) He works for all parties.
(9) How many books did Dr. Gates write?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
(10) Dr. Gates has a bachelor’s degree in:
a) history.
b) Russian.
c) Doesn’t say.
(0)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
b
Now turn over the page for PART THREE.
Key:
(6). a
(7). b
(8). c
(9). c
(10). c