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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The CIA prevented surprise attacks through analysis of information they distributed in reports to avoid what?
(a) Embarrassing the President during impeachment hearings.
(b) Weakening the Presidency during impeachment hearings.
(c) Embarrassing CIA during impeachment hearings.
(d) Weakening CIA during impeachment hearings.

2. With whom did the Turkmenistan government make their deal?
(a) Unocal, without Washington support.
(b) Unocal, with Washington support.
(c) Bulgheroni, with Washington support.
(d) Bulgheroni, without Washington support.

3. Who headed the Pakistani army from 1998 to 1999?
(a) General Mahmoud Ahmed.
(b) General Hamid Gulr.
(c) General Pervez Musharraf.
(d) General Naseem Rana.

4. Which nation did not meet multilateral lending requirements for the pipeline at that time?
(a) Kazakhstan.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Turkmenistan.
(d) Tajikistan.

5. The Taliban was initiated with which individual as its leader?
(a) Mohammed Yousaf.
(b) Mullah Mohammed Rabbani.
(c) Mullah Mohammed Omar.
(d) Mahmoud Ahmed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what point was the CIA allowed to begin operations in Afghanistan using Zia's intelligence service as an intermediary?

3. Massoud was a top target for the Soviets because his group used and repaired captured weapons and equipment against which nationality?

4. Mir Amal Kasi was from a wealthy Pakistani family near Quetta who worked as a what?

5. Sudan was told the Khartoum embassy would close given their terrorist support, but what was one step it could take?

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