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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Things Fall Apart, 2011-2016.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Plummer first arrived in Kabul, out of 800 Afghan recruits, how many passed the marksmanship test?
(a) 70.
(b) 64.
(c) 75.
(d) 80.

2. When did Lt. Col. Richard Phillips run a combat support hospital in eastern Afghanistan?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2007.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2005.

3. In 2006, how long did Retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey believe it would take the Afghan security forces to be able to operate without U.S. help?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 10 years.

4. When did the U.S. Agency for International Development build irrigation canals in the Helmand River valley?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1968.

5. In 2014, what was the sum of improper loans from Kabul Bank that had still not been repaid?
(a) $714 million.
(b) $581 million.
(c) $633 million.
(d) $493 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many combat tours did Army Maj. Gen. Edward Reeder, Jr., serve in Afghanistan?

2. When was the second presidential election in Afghanistan?

3. By the summer of 2012, how many troops were in Afghanistan?

4. In 2008 with the addition of 3,000 troops, how large was the U.S. force in Afghanistan?

5. When did the Soviet invade Afghanistan?

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