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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Massoud live from the age of 11?
(a) Tehran.
(b) Riyadh.
(c) Kabul.
(d) Islamabad.

2. When was Bin Laden in Saudi Arabia to promote radical Islamic policies that irritated the government that he had to leave?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1990.

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

4. Schroen said the U.S., which left Afghanistan when the Soviet Union dissolved, would return for what reason?
(a) Civil war.
(b) Religious conflict.
(c) Terrorism.
(d) Political unrest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bin Laden was sponsoring jihad in Communist Yemen and opposed the Saudi government when they allowed American troops in to liberate which nation?

2. Who was the new Department of State special envoy to the Afghan resistance that served from 1989-1992?

3. The war in Afghanistan cost the Soviet Union how many billion dollars?

4. In what year did the Taliban form?

5. Saudi intelligence used what type of charities to funnel money to Afghanistan?

(see the answer key)

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