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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 after the invasion of Iraq did Bush take a Navy warplane to an aircraft carrier?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 7 weeks.

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

3. What percent of Afghanistan was Sunni Muslim in Chapter 6?
(a) Around 90%.
(b) 68%.
(c) About 85%.
(d) 72%.

4. How long did it take to get the transcripts from the SIGAR interviews?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

5. How old was Ryan Crocker, when he arrived to help reopen the shuttered U.S. embassy in Kabul and serve as acting ambassador?
(a) 47.
(b) 52.
(c) 50.
(d) 49.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Trahan was injured at Shkin, was he sent to Iraq?

2. When did the U.S. military begin making plans to take Baghdad?

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

4. When did the first U.S. Special Operations forces enter Afghanistan?

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

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