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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Obama's Overreach, 2009-2010.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Robert Gates summoned to meet with Bush in Chapter 9?
(a) November 19, 2006.
(b) November 5, 2006.
(c) November 8, 2006.
(d) November 30, 2006.

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

3. What timeline did Obama impose after agreeing to send another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan in 2009?
(a) 36 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 24 months.

4. During the early part of the war, where did soldiers have to fly their dirty laundry?
(a) Uzbekistan.
(b) Azerbaijan.
(c) Turkmenistan.
(d) Kyrgyzstan.

5. In Chapter 15, how many armed guards did a convoy of 300 trucks typically require for basic protection?
(a) 600.
(b) 500.
(c) 750.
(d) 450.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the Taliban regrouped, how many major offensives had to be launched by the U.S. military at the latter half of 2003?

2. How long at then-Capt. Gregory Trahan been at Firebase Shkiin when there was a report of a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black who crossed the border from Pakistan to Afghanistan?

3. Where was Karzai living on 9/11?

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

5. In 2006, where did the British move forces into Afghanistan?

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