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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While he received money and supplies through the CIA without the Pakistanis knowing it, Massoud had no contact with the CIA during what decade because of the CIA agreement with Pakistan?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 2000s.
(d) 1990s.

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

3. In what year did CIA agent Howard Hart become the station chief in Islamabad?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1981.

4. How frequently did Casey visit the Saudis and Pakistanis?
(a) Several times.
(b) Only once.
(c) Never.
(d) Many times.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The ISI Afghan operations director's plans to cut Soviet supply lines were frustrated when Afghan rebels refused to take part in suicide missions for what reason?

4. In Chapter Five, what did CIA director William Casey advise President Ronald Reagan about their Afghanistan campaign?

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

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