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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 long did it take the U.S. and its allies to topple the Taliban-led government in Kabul?
(a) 9 weeks.
(b) Less than 6 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) About 8 weeks.

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

3. 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?
(a) Around 50.
(b) 60.
(c) About 40.
(d) 35.

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

5. When did the U.S. military take over most of the responsibility for training the Afghan police?
(a) Fall 2005.
(b) Winter 2005.
(c) Spring 2005.
(d) Summer 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were killed at the Pentagon when American Airlines flight 77 hit the building?

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

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

4. How many troops deployed to Afghanistan over two decades?

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

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