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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What transpired in November 1989 that meant Afghan President Najibullah was no longer part of a world Communist movement?
(a) Tiananmen Square protests.
(b) Fall of the Berlin Wall.
(c) State Department call for a successor to him.
(d) Soviet decision to pull out of Afghanistan.

2. When was the treaty for the Soviet withdrawal signed in Geneva?
(a) 14 April 1988.
(b) 16 October 1988.
(c) 18 January 1989.
(d) 12 July 1988.

3. In Chapter Five, what did CIA director William Casey advise President Ronald Reagan about their Afghanistan campaign?
(a) It had been successful.
(b) It was not yet finished.
(c) It had failed.
(d) It had been partially successful.

4. Bin Laden was sponsoring jihad in Communist Yemen and opposed the Saudi government when they allowed American troops in to liberate which nation?
(a) Kuwait.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Oman.
(d) Iraq.

5. How was President Zia killed?
(a) Plane crash.
(b) Bomb explosion.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Commando raid.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Islamic opposition revolt against the established communist Russian government in Herat, Afghanistan?

2. The new National Security Decision Directive in 1985 made it harder to keep CIA involvement secret and there was concern the Soviets would retaliate against what nations?

3. When did the Soviets invade Afghanistan with their goal to kill the Afghan leader, Hafizullah Amin, and install a new communist regime?

4. What action did Massoud take when the Soviets planned to attack the Panjshir Valley?

5. Where was a champagne party held when the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan?

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