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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. In Chapter 6, for how long did most troops deploy to the war zone in Afghanistan?
(a) 4 to 8 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 to 12 months.
(d) A year.

2. How many people were killed at the Pentagon when American Airlines flight 77 hit the building?
(a) 211.
(b) 229.
(c) 189.
(d) 174.

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

4. After December 2001, how long did it take before the U.S. could pinpoint bin Laden's location again?
(a) 8 years.
(b) A decade.
(c) 5 years.
(d) A dozen years.

5. On Mayt 1, 2003, in what aircraft carrier did Bush fly to and give a speech?
(a) USS George Washington.
(b) USS Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(d) USS Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Thomas Hutson grow up before he embarked on a Foreign Service career?

3. In January 2002, how much money did the Afghan interim government request a year to train and equip 200,000 soldiers?

4. What sport did Rumsfeld participate in at Princeton?

5. By December 2001, how many troops were on the ground in all of Afghanistan?

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