What Made Aldrich Ames Tick Quiz

RI.7.2

Part A: Which of the following best identifies the central idea of this text?

• A. Ames is a complicated man who attempted to serve his country, but made shortsighted decisions that he lived to regret.

• B. Ames' acts of treason brought him great wealth, but these actions harmed the American cause and the spies who were working for America

• C. Ames' ability to easily spy for Russia was just one example of America's poor ability to identify undercover agents.

• D. While it's easy to say that Ames was a traitor, his critiques of America's foreign policy are valid and are worth our consideration.

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RI. 7.1

Which detail from the text best supports the central idea?

• A. "The K.G.B was happy to oblige, and paid him $20,000 to $50,000 every time he had lunch with his Russian handler." (Paragraph 3)

• B. "Betrayed by Ames, they were executed as traitors or received long prison sentences." (Paragraph 4)

• C. "Ames alleged that '[a] number of people throughout the agency's history have stolen money from the agency and have done terrible things for money.'" (Paragraph 7)

• D. While it's easy to say that Ames was a traitor, his critiques of America's foreign policy are valid and are worth our consideration.

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RI. 7.4

What does Ames mean by "reciprocity" as it is used in paragraph 17?

• A. mutual exchange (of names and information) among spies

• B. equal risk on both sides for spies

• C. fair monetary compensation for spies

• D. mutual exchange (of information for security) between nations and their spies

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RI. 7.1

Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to question #3?

• A. "'I have demonstrated that I'm holding nothing back. You guys now take care of me.'" (Paragraph 14)

• B. "by sending the Soviet spies who knew him to jail or to their death, he was getting rid of potentially damaging witnesses" (Paragraph 15)

• C. "That is a callous thing to say, but there is a certain amount of truth to that" (Paragraph 16)

• D. "'In other words, what happened to them also happened to me'" (Paragraph 17)

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RI. 7.6

What is Ames's point of view on the C.I.A.? From Ames's point of view, what is he betraying?

• A. According to Ames the C.I.A betrayed him because he sought to promote social justice in foreign countries.

• B. has a mission to protect economic and social justice

• C. Exaggerated the dangers imposed by foreign governments in order to promote it own interests.

• D. Ignored the threats imposed by foreign governments, misleading the American people.

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