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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since Pakistan was close to having nuclear capability, American aid ended under what law?
(a) Reagan Amendment.
(b) Baker Amendment.
(c) Pressler Amendment.
(d) Pixler Amendment.

2. The CIA fed what to Massoud's organization during the war with the Soviet Union?
(a) Large amounts of drugs .
(b) Large amounts of money .
(c) Large amounts of ammunition.
(d) Large amounts of gold .

3. What was the Taliban trying to clear Afghanistan of?
(a) Warlords.
(b) Religious leaders.
(c) Military dictator.
(d) Elected officials.

4. What term did Paul Pillar, a chief analyst at the CIA Counterterrorist Center, use when he described individuals like Yousef?
(a) "Tinkertoy terrorists."
(b) "Cowboy terrorists."
(c) "Ad hoc terrorists."
(d) "Rental terrorists."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was President Zia killed?

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

3. Who was the CIA chief selected when the Bill Clinton administration took office?

4. Hamid Gul was Director-General of the ISI during what period?

5. By 1996, Massoud's popularity stood where?

(see the answer key)

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