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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 Islamic opposition revolt against the established communist Russian government in Herat, Afghanistan?
(a) March 1979.
(b) December 1979.
(c) January 1979.
(d) July 1979.

2. Saudi intelligence used what type of charities to funnel money to Afghanistan?
(a) Political.
(b) Medical.
(c) Religious.
(d) Educational.

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

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

5. Gary Schroen, a CIA agent, met with Ahmed Shah Massoud, who was what?
(a) Former Afghan defense minister.
(b) Current Afghan defense minister.
(c) Former Afghan president.
(d) Current Afghan president.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the treaty for the Soviet withdrawal signed in Geneva?

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

3. Abdullah Azzam moved to Peshawar from Islamabad in 1984 and founded what to raise money?

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

5. By what time had bin Laden moved to Peshawar?

(see the answer key)

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