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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Foreword-Part 1: A False Taste of Victory, 2001-2002.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 2016, how long had Whitlock spent as a beat reporter covering the Pentagon and the U.S. military for The Washington Post?
(a) Almost 7 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) About 10 years.

3. During the early part of the war, where did soldiers have to fly their dirty laundry?
(a) Turkmenistan.
(b) Azerbaijan.
(c) Kyrgyzstan.
(d) Uzbekistan.

4. How many people were killed in New York city, northern Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania in the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
(a) 2,977.
(b) 2,849.
(c) 3,138.
(d) 3,017.

5. When did the American embassy in Kabul close?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1991
(d) 1988.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ryan Crocker came to help reopen the U.S. embassy in Kabul, where was the closet functioning airport?

2. After December 2001, how long did it take before the U.S. could pinpoint bin Laden's location again?

3. When did bin Laden and al-Qaeda declare war aginst the U.S.?

4. When did Zalmay Khalilzad believe the U.S. should have sat down and talked with the Taliban?

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

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