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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. As the Taliban regrouped, how many major offensives had to be launched by the U.S. military at the latter half of 2003?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. In Chapter 17, how many U.S. Army soldiers were murdered when men who had enlisted in the Afghan National Police ambushed them from the rear at close range?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. How much money did Farnood say that Kabul Bank had given to Karzai's reelection campaign?
(a) $11 million.
(b) $20 million.
(c) $5 million.
(d) $15 million.

4. 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) 60.
(b) About 40.
(c) 35.
(d) Around 50.

5. 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) 8 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 17 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, when did Obama give a speech about Afghanistan that he realized would be one of the most important of his presidency?

2. When did Marin Strmecki, a trusted civilian adviser deliver a 40-page classified report titled, "Afghanistan at a Crossroads" (98)?

3. What sport did Rumsfeld participate in at Princeton?

4. When did Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee that Obama's troop surge and war strategy did little to deter the insurgency?

5. When did the American embassy in Kabul close?

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