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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Great Distraction, 2003-2005.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many American were badly wounded during a fight that began after a report that a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black had crossed the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

2. As of August 2020, how many female U.S. troops had been killed in Afghanistan?
(a) 42.
(b) 55.
(c) 60.
(d) 39.

3. When in 2003 were the Jordanian embassy and United Nations headquarters in Baghdad blown up by insurgents?
(a) June.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) July.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the early part of the war, where did soldiers have to fly their dirty laundry?

3. In Chapter 4, when did Rumsfeld give a speech in Phoenix citing indicators of progress in Afghanistan?

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

5. How old was Ryan Crocker, when he arrived to help reopen the shuttered U.S. embassy in Kabul and serve as acting ambassador?

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