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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 many people were killed at the Pentagon when American Airlines flight 77 hit the building?
(a) 229.
(b) 174.
(c) 211.
(d) 189.

2. When did the U.S. begin bombing Afghanistan?
(a) October 7, 2001.
(b) October 2, 2001.
(c) October 27, 2001.
(d) October 13, 2001.

3. How many interviews was The Afghanistan Papers based on?
(a) 800.
(b) More than 1,000.
(c) About 1,200.
(d) 900.

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

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

Short Answer 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?

2. When did the Soviet invade Afghanistan?

3. When did the first U.S. Special Operations forces enter Afghanistan?

4. In 2001, how many Afghans had fled the country as refugees?

5. When did the American embassy in Kabul close?

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