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

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) About 10 years.
(b) Almost 7 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

4. By December 2001, how many troops were on the ground in all of Afghanistan?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 2,500.
(c) 3,400.
(d) 2,225.

5. In 2002, what percent of the staff in the Afghan Finance Ministry could not read or write?
(a) 65.
(b) 25.
(c) 40.
(d) 80.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many interviews was The Afghanistan Papers based on?

2. In the 2001 Bonn Agreement, was the Afghan traditional assembly of elders and leaders supposed to write a constitution?

3. How long did it take to get the transcripts from the SIGAR interviews?

4. Between 2001 and 2020, how much money did the U.S. allocated for reconstruction, aid programs, and Afghan security forces?

5. How many people were killed in New York city, northern Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania in the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

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