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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Soviets attack bin Laden's camp at Jaji which established him as a warrior with Arab jihadists?
(a) July 1987.
(b) January 1987.
(c) April 1987.
(d) October 1987.

2. After he was attacked by the Soviets at Jaji, bin Laden met Aymen al-Zawahiri, preached global jihad, and initiated what sort of campaign?
(a) Commando raids.
(b) Surface-to-air missiles.
(c) Media.
(d) Vehicle bombings.

3. What was the new U.S. plan for covert war in Afghanistan known as?
(a) National Security Decision Directive U-2.
(b) National Security Decision Directive Tight Fist.
(c) National Security Decision Directive 166.
(d) National Security Decision Directive 007.

4. Chapter 12 revealed what about the State Department and CIA in 1991?
(a) In open competition regarding change of Kabul government.
(b) In secret competition regarding change of Kabul government.
(c) In open agreement regarding change of Kabul government.
(d) In secret agreement regarding change of Kabul government.

5. In what year did the Taliban form?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1990.

6. Yosef and his associates also had plans to hijack a plane and crash it where?
(a) U.N. headquarters.
(b) White House.
(c) Pentagon.
(d) CIA headquarters.

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

8. Massoud was a top target for the Soviets because his group used and repaired captured weapons and equipment against which nationality?
(a) Saudis.
(b) Pakistanis.
(c) Afghans.
(d) Soviets.

9. What group did Massoud join while at Kabul Polytechnic Institute?
(a) Marxist Youth Organization.
(b) Muslim Youth Organization.
(c) Jihad Youth Organization.
(d) Hitler Youth Organization.

10. By 1996, Massoud's popularity stood where?
(a) Stable.
(b) Waning.
(c) Increasing.
(d) Gone.

11. The author identified which rebel as the one the Saudis viewed as most important?
(a) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(b) Hamid Karzai.
(c) Abdurrab Rasul Sayyaf.
(d) Osama bin Laden.

12. The success of the CIA depended on Hart's ability to work with Akhtar due Rahman in developing what list?
(a) Vehicles.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Electronics.
(d) Medical supplies.

13. The CIA did not favor the use of Stingers because they could be used by terrorists against what?
(a) Civilian ambulances.
(b) Civilian ships.
(c) Civilian airliners.
(d) Civilian freight vehicles.

14. At what point was the CIA allowed to begin operations in Afghanistan using Zia's intelligence service as an intermediary?
(a) March 1979.
(b) July 1979.
(c) January 1979.
(d) December 1979.

15. The ISI Afghan operations director's plans to cut Soviet supply lines were frustrated when Afghan rebels refused to take part in suicide missions for what reason?
(a) They could not infiltrate Soviet lines.
(b) It was an inhumane method of warfare.
(c) It presented unnecessary risk to civilians.
(d) It was against their religious beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Five, what did CIA director William Casey advise President Ronald Reagan about their Afghanistan campaign?

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

3. Saudi intelligence used what type of charities to funnel money to Afghanistan?

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

5. What transpired in November 1989 that meant Afghan President Najibullah was no longer part of a world Communist movement?

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