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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Soviets attack bin Laden's camp at Jaji which established him as a warrior with Arab jihadists?
(a) July 1987.
(b) January 1987.
(c) April 1987.
(d) October 1987.

2. When was there a meeting in Moscow in which the Soviets decided to pull out of Afghanistan within a year or two?
(a) 13 November 1986.
(b) 12 January 1987.
(c) 31 May 1987.
(d) 21 March 1987.

3. By 1996, Massoud's popularity stood where?
(a) Gone.
(b) Stable.
(c) Increasing.
(d) Waning.

4. When was the ISI captured and sold a Russian SU-25 to the CIA?
(a) August 1988.
(b) June 1985.
(c) October 1986.
(d) December 1987.

5. To what did the Saudis view the Soviet invasion as a threat?
(a) Saudi oil wealth.
(b) Saudi gold wealth.
(c) Saudi industrial wealth.
(d) Saudi mineral wealth.

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. Massoud was a top target for the Soviets because his group used and repaired captured weapons and equipment against which nationality?

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

5. What was the Taliban trying to clear Afghanistan of?

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