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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. By December 2001, how many troops were on the ground in all of Afghanistan?
(a) 2,225.
(b) 2,500.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 3,400.

2. When did the U.S. military take over most of the responsibility for training the Afghan police?
(a) Winter 2005.
(b) Spring 2005.
(c) Fall 2005.
(d) Summer 2005.

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

4. When did British Gen. David Richards lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan?
(a) 2006 to 2007.
(b) 2007 to 2008.
(c) 2005 to 2006.
(d) 2004 to 2005.

5. 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?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 8 week.
(c) 10 weeks.
(d) 12 weeks.

Short Answer 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?

2. When Ryan Crocker came to help reopen the U.S. embassy in Kabul, where was the closet functioning airport?

3. In Chapter 7, when did a CIA Predator drone glimpse a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black and cross the Pakistan border into Afghanistan near Firebase Shikin?

4. How long did it take to get the transcripts from the SIGAR interviews?

5. In 2001, how many Afghans had fled the country as refugees?

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