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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. As the Taliban regrouped, how many major offensives had to be launched by the U.S. military at the latter half of 2003?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. When did the U.S. begin bombing Afghanistan?
(a) October 13, 2001.
(b) October 27, 2001.
(c) October 7, 2001.
(d) October 2, 2001.

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

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

5. In December 2001, where did bin Laden and al-Qaeda fighters take refuge?
(a) Abbottabad.
(b) Nangarhar.
(c) Khaldan.
(d) Tora Bora.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Zalmay Khalilzad, the Afghan-American diplomat and new U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan write an op-ed in The Washington Post praising the Afghans for holding a traditional assembly to draft a new constitution?

3. Over 20 years, how much would Washington spend on security assistance to the Afghan government?

4. 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?

5. In 2016, how long had Whitlock spent as a beat reporter covering the Pentagon and the U.S. military for The Washington Post?

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