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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 troops deployed to Afghanistan over two decades?
(a) 825,000.
(b) 680,000.
(c) 775,000.
(d) 920,000.

2. Between 2001 and 2020, how much money did the U.S. allocated for reconstruction, aid programs, and Afghan security forces?
(a) $122 billion.
(b) $143 billion.
(c) $119 billion.
(d) $137 billion.

3. When did the first U.S. Special Operations forces enter Afghanistan?
(a) October 15.
(b) October 19.
(c) October 10.
(d) October 17.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In 2002, when was Bush asked if he wanted to meet with General Franks and General McNeill?

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

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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