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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. In 2016, how long had Whitlock spent as a beat reporter covering the Pentagon and the U.S. military for The Washington Post?
(a) Almost 7 years.
(b) About 10 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 5 years.

2. Over 20 years, how much would Washington spend on security assistance to the Afghan government?
(a) More than $85 billion.
(b) $90 billion.
(c) $75 billion.
(d) About $90 billion.

3. How many interviews was The Afghanistan Papers based on?
(a) More than 1,000.
(b) 800.
(c) About 1,200.
(d) 900.

4. 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) 10 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 12 weeks.
(d) 8 week.

5. What sport did Rumsfeld participate in at Princeton?
(a) Football.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Rowing.
(d) Wrestling.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ryan Crocker become ambassador to Pakistan?

2. On Mayt 1, 2003, in what aircraft carrier did Bush fly to and give a speech?

3. When did Zalmay Khalilzad believe the U.S. should have sat down and talked with the Taliban?

4. 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?

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

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