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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the new Department of State special envoy to the Afghan resistance that served from 1989-1992?
(a) Thomas Peterson.
(b) Peter Timmons.
(c) Peter Thompson.
(d) Peter Tomsen.

2. In what year was Bhutto ousted from office and Nawaz Sharif became prime minister?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1997
(d) 1999.

3. The war in Afghanistan cost the Soviet Union how many billion dollars?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

4. Benazir Bhutto told America it would bring peace to the nation, but did not tell them about aid to the Taliban from where?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Pakistani.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Turkey.

5. The Taliban leaders met with Saudi intelligence as they had to learn how to form and operate what?
(a) Rebel commando units.
(b) Taliban intelligence unit.
(c) Islamic government.
(d) Financial gathering operations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Massoud's group was suspicious of the U.S. and its relationship to the Taliban, but who was his one CIA link?

2. Not long after they formed, the Taliban captured what city?

3. In 1996, the CIA was attempting to recover Stinger missiles but encountered what problem with the Taliban?

4. Cofer Black became the CIA station chief in which capital city in 1993?

5. Such attacks continued world-wide and U.S. intelligence saw a new terrorist generation had emerged by what point?

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