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

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

3. In 2002, when was Bush asked if he wanted to meet with General Franks and General McNeill?
(a) November 2.
(b) September 13.
(c) December 8.
(d) October 21.

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

5. On Mayt 1, 2003, in what aircraft carrier did Bush fly to and give a speech?
(a) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(b) USS George Washington.
(c) USS Abraham Lincoln.
(d) USS Theodore Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the U.S. begin bombing Afghanistan?

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

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

4. How many troops did the Soviets put in Afghanistan?

5. How many interviews was The Afghanistan Papers based on?

(see the answer key)

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