Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden,… Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Steve Coll
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden,… Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Steve Coll
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did riots in Islamabad and an attack on the U.S. embassy take place?
(a) 21 December 1979.
(b) 21 November 1979.
(c) 21 October 1979.
(d) 21 September 1979.

2. By what time had bin Laden moved to Peshawar?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1983.

3. When was the ISI captured and sold a Russian SU-25 to the CIA?
(a) October 1986.
(b) December 1987.
(c) August 1988.
(d) June 1985.

4. Gary Schroen, a CIA agent, met with Ahmed Shah Massoud, who was what?
(a) Current Afghan president.
(b) Former Afghan president.
(c) Former Afghan defense minister.
(d) Current Afghan defense minister.

5. What action did Massoud take when the Soviets planned to attack the Panjshir Valley?
(a) Fled the valley.
(b) Ordered it evacuated.
(c) Set up military defenses.
(d) Assimilated into neighboring towns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group did Massoud join while at Kabul Polytechnic Institute?

2. The author identified which rebel as the one the Saudis viewed as most important?

3. What did Massoud's group protect?

4. The CIA-sponsored rebels were facing what type of constant Soviet attacks in 1986?

5. By 1996, Massoud's popularity stood where?

(see the answer key)

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