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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. How old was Ryan Crocker, when he arrived to help reopen the shuttered U.S. embassy in Kabul and serve as acting ambassador?
(a) 47.
(b) 49.
(c) 52.
(d) 50.

2. After December 2001, how long did it take before the U.S. could pinpoint bin Laden's location again?
(a) A dozen years.
(b) A decade.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. In the 2001 Bonn Agreement, was the Afghan traditional assembly of elders and leaders supposed to write a constitution?
(a) 2 1/2 years.
(b) Within 3 years.
(c) Within 2 years.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

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

5. What sport did Rumsfeld participate in at Princeton?
(a) Football.
(b) Rowing.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Wrestling.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Soviet invade Afghanistan?

2. By December 2001, how many troops were on the ground in all of Afghanistan?

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

4. When did Congress authorize the use of military foce against al-Qaeda and its supporters?

5. In 2002, what percent of the staff in the Afghan Finance Ministry could not read or write?

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