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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. According to Pentagon statistics in Chapter 7, how many times had more than 28,000 troops deployed to Afghanistan?
(a) 5 or more.
(b) 4.
(c) At least 6.
(d) 7.

2. When did Zalmay Khalilzad believe the U.S. should have sat down and talked with the Taliban?
(a) December 2002.
(b) December 2001.
(c) December 2004.
(d) December 2003.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, when did Rumsfeld give a speech in Phoenix citing indicators of progress in Afghanistan?

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

4. How long after the invasion of Iraq did Bush take a Navy warplane to an aircraft carrier?

5. When did the U.S. military begin making plans to take Baghdad?

(see the answer key)

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