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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. What percent of Afghanistan was Sunni Muslim in Chapter 6?
(a) 68%.
(b) About 85%.
(c) 72%.
(d) Around 90%.

2. In Chapter 4, when did Rumsfeld give a speech in Phoenix citing indicators of progress in Afghanistan?
(a) September 2004.
(b) August 2004.
(c) June 2004.
(d) July 2004.

3. In 2008, how many soldiers and police did the Bush adminstration determine to field in Afghan?
(a) 125,000 soldiers and 70,000 police.
(b) 100,000 soldiers and 50,000 police.
(c) 134,000 soldiers and 82,000 police.
(d) 150,000 soldiers and 90,000 police.

4. When did Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee that Obama's troop surge and war strategy did little to deter the insurgency?
(a) March 2012.
(b) April 2012.
(c) January 2012.
(d) February 2012.

5. When did Germany agree to over see Afghan police training?
(a) Early 2002.
(b) Late 2002.
(c) Spring 2002.
(d) Summer 2002.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years of civil war did the warlords have behind them in Chapter 10?

2. In 2005, where did Maj. Daniel Lovett have pre-deployment training?

3. According to Army Gen. John Campbell, how much did the life expectancy for the average Afghan increase since the beginning of the war?

4. When did an Afghan driver fatally shoot two Spanish police officers who had worked closely with him for six months?

5. When did Bush appoint Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, as war czar to coordinate strategy and policy for Iraq and Afghanistan?

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