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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city was a haven for noted radical Carlos the Jackal?
(a) Khartoum.
(b) Munich.
(c) Karachi.
(d) Beirut.

2. The ISI began to supply the Taliban in 1995, which soon controlled what region?
(a) Southern Pakistan.
(b) Southern Afghanistan.
(c) Northern Iraq.
(d) Northern Yemen.

3. Unocal sent which two individuals to negotiate the pipeline?
(a) Marty Miller, John Imle.
(b) Sandy Berger, Tony Lake.
(c) Tony Lake, Marty Miller.
(d) John Imle, Sandy Berger.

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

5. Massoud felt he had recovered some political and military momentum in opposition to the Taliban by what point?
(a) Summer 2000.
(b) Winter 1999.
(c) Autumn 2000.
(d) Spring 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the ISI head from 1998 to 1999?

2. Schroen said the U.S., which left Afghanistan when the Soviet Union dissolved, would return for what reason?

3. The U.S. did not support Massoud but kept their contacts, as the official position would change if al-Qaeda attacked where?

4. Views differ on what was said, but instead of Saudis, Sudanese spoke with bin Laden and he moved where?

5. When was Bin Laden in Saudi Arabia to promote radical Islamic policies that irritated the government that he had to leave?

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