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

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

3. When did the U.S. military begin making plans to take Baghdad?
(a) February 2002.
(b) December 2001.
(c) January 2002.
(d) November 2001.

4. In Chapter 4, when did Rumsfeld give a speech in Phoenix citing indicators of progress in Afghanistan?
(a) June 2004.
(b) July 2004.
(c) August 2004.
(d) September 2004.

5. How large was the patrol Trahan organized to investigate the report that a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black crossed the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
(a) 35.
(b) About 40.
(c) 60.
(d) Around 50.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When in 2003 were the Jordanian embassy and United Nations headquarters in Baghdad blown up by insurgents?

5. When did British Gen. David Richards lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan?

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