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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Massoud was a top target for the Soviets because his group used and repaired captured weapons and equipment against which nationality?
(a) Saudis.
(b) Pakistanis.
(c) Soviets.
(d) Afghans.

2. When did the Soviets invade Afghanistan with their goal to kill the Afghan leader, Hafizullah Amin, and install a new communist regime?
(a) July 1979.
(b) January 1979.
(c) March 1979.
(d) December 1979.

3. Most embassy personnel in Islamabad awaited military dictator Mohammed Zia-ul-Haq's help, but he was doing what?
(a) Flying to the United Nations.
(b) Hospitalized.
(c) Flower gardening.
(d) Bike riding.

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

5. The U.S. embassy attack was coordinated by a radical group at which university?
(a) Kabul Polytechnic Institute.
(b) Tehran University.
(c) Quaid-I-Azam University.
(d) University of Afghanistan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action did Massoud take when the Soviets planned to attack the Panjshir Valley?

2. There were how many direct contacts between a CIA officer and bin Laden in the 1980s?

3. Who was the Afghan bureau chief for the ISI from 1983-1987?

4. Gary Schroen, a CIA agent, met with Ahmed Shah Massoud, who was what?

5. At what point was the CIA allowed to begin operations in Afghanistan using Zia's intelligence service as an intermediary?

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