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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. When did the Soviet invade Afghanistan?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1979.

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

3. In December 2001, where did bin Laden and al-Qaeda fighters take refuge?
(a) Tora Bora.
(b) Abbottabad.
(c) Khaldan.
(d) Nangarhar.

4. When in 2003 were the Jordanian embassy and United Nations headquarters in Baghdad blown up by insurgents?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) June.

5. How long did Maj. Nikolai Andresky say that meetings had to be in Afghanistan at the minimum?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In January 2002, how much money did the Afghan interim government request a year to train and equip 200,000 soldiers?

2. How many people were killed at the Pentagon when American Airlines flight 77 hit the building?

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

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

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

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