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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 soccer balls did a second psy-ops team in Bagram distribute beginning in 2002?
(a) About 1,500.
(b) More than 1,000.
(c) 900.
(d) 750.

2. In 2001, how many Afghans had fled the country as refugees?
(a) About 3 million.
(b) Around 4 million.
(c) 1,750,000.
(d) 2,500,000.

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

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

5. In 2002, when was Bush asked if he wanted to meet with General Franks and General McNeill?
(a) December 8.
(b) September 13.
(c) November 2.
(d) October 21.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many interviews was The Afghanistan Papers based on?

4. According to General Peter Pace, how long beginning in December 2003 did Rumsfeld become "very ill" (52)?

5. Between 2001 and 2020, how much money did the U.S. allocated for reconstruction, aid programs, and Afghan security forces?

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