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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. In 2002, how much did British officials agree to pay Afghan poppy farmers per acre to destroy their crops?
(a) $700.
(b) $650.
(c) $450.
(d) $500.

2. By 2006, how much of Afghanistan's entire economic output did U.S. officials estimate that poppies powered?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 1/2.

3. Hoiw far behind the times were Afghan farmers?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 200 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 50 years.

4. On Mayt 1, 2003, in what aircraft carrier did Bush fly to and give a speech?
(a) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(b) USS Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) USS Abraham Lincoln.
(d) USS George Washington.

5. What was annual reconstruction aid to Afghanistan in 2010?
(a) $9 billion.
(b) $6 billion.
(c) $17 billion.
(d) $14 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Congress authorize the use of military foce against al-Qaeda and its supporters?

2. When did the U.S. military take over most of the responsibility for training the Afghan police?

3. Between 2001 and 2020, how much money did the U.S. allocated for reconstruction, aid programs, and Afghan security forces?

4. When did Marin Strmecki, a trusted civilian adviser deliver a 40-page classified report titled, "Afghanistan at a Crossroads" (98)?

5. When did the first U.S. Special Operations forces enter Afghanistan?

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