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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) April 1987.
(b) January 1987.
(c) October 1987.
(d) July 1987.

2. What action did Massoud take when the Soviets planned to attack the Panjshir Valley?
(a) Set up military defenses.
(b) Assimilated into neighboring towns.
(c) Ordered it evacuated.
(d) Fled the valley.

3. What group did Massoud join while at Kabul Polytechnic Institute?
(a) Hitler Youth Organization.
(b) Jihad Youth Organization.
(c) Muslim Youth Organization.
(d) Marxist Youth Organization.

4. The new National Security Decision Directive in 1985 made it harder to keep CIA involvement secret and there was concern the Soviets would retaliate against what nations?
(a) Saudi Arabia, U.S.
(b) Pakistan, U.S.
(c) Afghanistan, U.S.
(d) Afghanistan, Pakistan.

5. When was the treaty for the Soviet withdrawal signed in Geneva?
(a) 16 October 1988.
(b) 12 July 1988.
(c) 14 April 1988.
(d) 18 January 1989.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Islamic opposition revolt against the established communist Russian government in Herat, Afghanistan?

2. In what year did CIA agent Howard Hart become the station chief in Islamabad?

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

4. When was there a meeting in Moscow in which the Soviets decided to pull out of Afghanistan within a year or two?

5. Where was a champagne party held when the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan?

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