Diplomacy

What year did the Cuban Missile Crisis happen?

• 1979

• 1945

• 1962

• 1968

What year did the Iranian Revolution take place?

• 1962

• 2003

• 1979

• 2015

How many days did the Iran hostage crisis last?

• 44 days

• 123 days

• 444 days

• 144 000

"[W]ar is a continuation of politics by other means" - who are these words attributed to?

• Otto von Bismarck

• Karl Marx

• Carl von Clausewitz

• Franz Joseph I

In Ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh's messengers and diplomatic ________________ carried with them the seal of the Pharaoh, which guaranteed the carrier free and unhindered passage throughout the region.

• ambassadors

• relays

• envoys

• consuls

The ___________________ of mobile phones means you don't really need a watch.

• volatility

• rapprochement

• ubiquity

• retaliation

Critics of the war have called for more ______________ action as an alternative to bombing.

• pivotal

• pariah

• covert

• genuine

Two years ago her career ______________ when she suffered a double fracture of the right ankle.

• rekindled

• stalled

• glimpsed

• enhanced

They unfortunately entered harsh and rugged Kurdistan just as winter was setting in, they tried to cross the mountains before the snows made them impassable but got _________________________ halfway across.

• rekindled

• enhanced

• bogged-down

• away with it

As far as they are concerned, the prisoners are simply a _______________________ in the negotiations with the government.

• bargaining chip

• uncharted water

• covert coup

• genuine fear