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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Things Fall Apart, 2011-2016.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As of August 2020, how many female U.S. troops had been killed in Afghanistan?
(a) 55.
(b) 39.
(c) 42.
(d) 60.

2. When did Marin Strmecki, a trusted civilian adviser deliver a 40-page classified report titled, "Afghanistan at a Crossroads" (98)?
(a) August 29, 2006.
(b) August 24, 2006.
(c) August 17, 2006.
(d) August 2, 2006.

3. When Plummer first arrived in Kabul, out of 800 Afghan recruits, how many passed the marksmanship test?
(a) 64.
(b) 70.
(c) 80.
(d) 75.

4. How many tons of opium did Afghan narcotics find when they raided Sher Mohammad Akhundzada's offices in 2005?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

5. Over 20 years, how much would Washington spend on security assistance to the Afghan government?
(a) $90 billion.
(b) $75 billion.
(c) About $90 billion.
(d) More than $85 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Thomas Hutson, a Dari speaker who served as a political officer, suggest that Dostum go for medical treatment?

2. How many Afghans were killed when a State Department-leased aircraft crashed into mud-brick houses in Helmand on April 24, 2006?

3. Where was Obama when a ceremony was held at the headquarters in Kabul to mark his promise to end the war?

4. When did Fahim Khan die of natural causes?

5. Where did Thomas Hutson grow up before he embarked on a Foreign Service career?

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