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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Great Distraction, 2003-2005.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many American were badly wounded during a fight that began after a report that a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black had crossed the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

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

3. When did Ryan Crocker become ambassador to Pakistan?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2003.

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

5. How many troops did the Soviets put in Afghanistan?
(a) 275,000.
(b) 350,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 300,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were killed in New York city, northern Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania in the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

2. In 2002, what percent of the staff in the Afghan Finance Ministry could not read or write?

3. What country accepted the task of creating a new Afghan police force?

4. When Plummer first arrived in Kabul, out of 800 Afghan recruits, how many passed the marksmanship test?

5. In Chapter 4, when did Rumsfeld give a speech in Phoenix citing indicators of progress in Afghanistan?

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