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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Taliban Comes Back, 2006-2008.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many troops did the Soviets put in Afghanistan?
(a) 300,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 350,000.
(d) 275,000.

3. In 2005, where did Maj. Daniel Lovett have pre-deployment training?
(a) Texas.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Georgia.

4. In Chapter 7, when did a CIA Predator drone glimpse a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black and cross the Pakistan border into Afghanistan near Firebase Shikin?
(a) April 19, 2003.
(b) April 9, 2003.
(c) April 30, 2003.
(d) April 25, 2003.

5. When did bin Laden and al-Qaeda declare war aginst the U.S.?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1995.

Short Answer Questions

1. What branch of service did Bush fly with when he used to be a fighter pilot?

2. In 2006, how much of people's income of the Helmand province came from selling poppy?

3. In 2001, of the Taliban captives who suffocated in shipping containers, where were they buried?

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

5. How long did it take to get the transcripts from the SIGAR interviews?

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