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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. When did the American embassy in Kabul close?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1991

2. When did Maj. Christopher Plummer, an infantry officer, arrive in Kabul to coordinate training and fielding for the Afghan army?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2003.

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

4. When did Ryan Crocker become ambassador to Pakistan?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2005.

5. Where did Thomas Hutson grow up before he embarked on a Foreign Service career?
(a) Red Cloud, Nebraska.
(b) Emerson, Nebraska.
(c) Franklin, Nebraska.
(d) Blue Hill, Nebraska.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many soccer balls did a second psy-ops team in Bagram distribute beginning in 2002?

2. As the Taliban regrouped, how many major offensives had to be launched by the U.S. military at the latter half of 2003?

3. When did bin Laden and al-Qaeda declare war aginst the U.S.?

4. How large was the patrol Trahan organized to investigate the report that a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black crossed the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan?

5. In 2005, where did Maj. Daniel Lovett have pre-deployment training?

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