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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. When did Congress authorize the use of military foce against al-Qaeda and its supporters?
(a) September 14, 2001.
(b) September 28, 2001.
(c) September 21, 2001.
(d) September 19, 2001.

2. When Ryan Crocker came to help reopen the U.S. embassy in Kabul, where was the closet functioning airport?
(a) 45 miles.
(b) 30 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

3. When did British Gen. David Richards lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan?
(a) 2005 to 2006.
(b) 2007 to 2008.
(c) 2004 to 2005.
(d) 2006 to 2007.

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

5. When did Zalmay Khalilzad believe the U.S. should have sat down and talked with the Taliban?
(a) December 2002.
(b) December 2001.
(c) December 2004.
(d) December 2003.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long did it take the U.S. and its allies to topple the Taliban-led government in Kabul?

4. By what time had most al-Qaeda followers left Afghanistan and fled to Pakistan, iran, and other countries?

5. How many troops deployed to Afghanistan over two decades?

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