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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1993. the CIA was warned by the State Department envoy in Central Asia that the policy of allowing the Afghans to find their own solution achieved what?
(a) Moderate success.
(b) Failure.
(c) Significant success.
(d) Minimal success.

2. What was Hamid Karzai's single brief sentence when he responded to learning Massoud was dead?
(a) "What an unlucky country."
(b) "What an unlucky man."
(c) "What an unlucky hero."
(d) "What an unlucky predicament."

3. When did the Islamic opposition revolt against the established communist Russian government in Herat, Afghanistan?
(a) January 1979.
(b) July 1979.
(c) December 1979.
(d) March 1979.

4. The CIA suspected Pakistani intelligence worked with bin Laden and trained recruits to fight where?
(a) Kashgar.
(b) Kashubi.
(c) Kashmir.
(d) Kashan.

5. A 1998 memorandum of notification signed by whom authorized CIA agents to use lethal force to capture bin Laden?
(a) Tenet.
(b) Woolsey.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Deutch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who met Mahmoud Ahmed in the spring of 2001 and advised Pakistan could do much more in the fight with bin Laden?

2. The CIA did not favor the use of Stingers because they could be used by terrorists against what?

3. Prince Turki advised whom to ensure the Taliban understood bin Laden must be expelled to keep good relations?

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. By 1996, Massoud's popularity stood where?

(see the answer key)

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