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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How frequently did Casey visit the Saudis and Pakistanis?
(a) Many times.
(b) Only once.
(c) Never.
(d) Several times.

2. When was there a meeting in Moscow in which the Soviets decided to pull out of Afghanistan within a year or two?
(a) 13 November 1986.
(b) 21 March 1987.
(c) 12 January 1987.
(d) 31 May 1987.

3. Most embassy personnel in Islamabad awaited military dictator Mohammed Zia-ul-Haq's help, but he was doing what?
(a) Bike riding.
(b) Flying to the United Nations.
(c) Flower gardening.
(d) Hospitalized.

4. In what year was Bhutto ousted from office and Nawaz Sharif became prime minister?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1997

5. How many casualties resulted in these two U.S. embassy attacks in Africa?
(a) Over 100 killed, over 450 injured.
(b) Over 300 killed, over 1,500 injured.
(c) Over 150 killed, over 600 injured.
(d) Over 200 killed, over 4,000 injured.

Short Answer Questions

1. Not long after they formed, the Taliban captured what city?

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

3. Economic sanctions were imposed by the U.S. against which nation in 1993 because of government-sponsored terrorism?

4. What action did Massoud take when the Soviets planned to attack the Panjshir Valley?

5. Which nation did not meet multilateral lending requirements for the pipeline at that time?

(see the answer key)

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