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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 Ryan Crocker came to help reopen the U.S. embassy in Kabul, where was the closet functioning airport?
(a) 45 miles.
(b) 30 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

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

3. How many people were killed in New York city, northern Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania in the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
(a) 3,138.
(b) 3,017.
(c) 2,849.
(d) 2,977.

4. How many soccer balls did a second psy-ops team in Bagram distribute beginning in 2002?
(a) More than 1,000.
(b) 750.
(c) About 1,500.
(d) 900.

5. What country accepted the task of creating a new Afghan police force?
(a) British.
(b) Italians.
(c) Germans.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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