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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What city was a haven for noted radical Carlos the Jackal?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Khartoum.
(c) Karachi.
(d) Munich.

3. Schroen said the U.S., which left Afghanistan when the Soviet Union dissolved, would return for what reason?
(a) Religious conflict.
(b) Terrorism.
(c) Political unrest.
(d) Civil war.

4. Many of the Kandahar Durranis were living where in exile in 1994?
(a) Primarily Southern Africa.
(b) Primarily Middle East.
(c) Various parts of the world.
(d) Primarily Central Asia.

5. How did the author describe Clinton's view of the CIA as an institution?
(a) "Skeptical."
(b) "Non-accepting"
(c) "Accepting."
(d) "Trusting."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Massoud live from the age of 11?

2. 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?

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

4. Terrorists met at the Zawhar Kili camp that the U.S. attacked with Tomahawk missiles resulting in what to bin Laden?

5. In what year did the Taliban form?

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