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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was a champagne party held when the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan?
(a) KGB headquarters.
(b) CIA headquarters.
(c) MI6 headquarters.
(d) ISI headquarters.

2. By what time had bin Laden moved to Peshawar?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1984.

3. It was decided to treat terrorists as criminals with no claims to political legitimacy, and which was selected as the lead agency in 1995?
(a) DIA.
(b) DIA.
(c) FBI.
(d) CIA.

4. According to Chapter 10, where did Jallaladin Haqqanni operate near and test weapons and equipment for the CIA?
(a) Hawk's Beak.
(b) Parrot's Beak.
(c) Eagle's Beak.
(d) Pelican's Beak.

5. 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) Afghanistan, Pakistan.
(b) Saudi Arabia, U.S.
(c) Afghanistan, U.S.
(d) Pakistan, U.S.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the new Department of State special envoy to the Afghan resistance that served from 1989-1992?

2. By the mid-1980s, the Afghan rebels were staging attacks within what borders?

3. Like all students at the time while attending Kabul Polytechnic Institute, what did Massoud have a choice between?

4. Bin Laden was sponsoring jihad in Communist Yemen and opposed the Saudi government when they allowed American troops in to liberate which nation?

5. Who became the CIA station chief in Islamabad in July 1986?

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