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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. In 2002, what percent of the staff in the Afghan Finance Ministry could not read or write?
(a) 80.
(b) 25.
(c) 65.
(d) 40.

2. By what time had most al-Qaeda followers left Afghanistan and fled to Pakistan, iran, and other countries?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2002.

3. When in 2003 were the Jordanian embassy and United Nations headquarters in Baghdad blown up by insurgents?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) September.

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

5. In 2008, how far from Bagram did Black Hawk helicopters carrying Joe Biden, John Kerry, and Chuck Hagel have to make an emergency landing in a snowstorm?
(a) 12 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 8 miles.
(d) 17 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, for how long did most troops deploy to the war zone in Afghanistan?

2. During the summer of 2006, how many times a week did Bickford and his unit clash with insurgents?

3. In June 2008, how long had McNeill been in Afghanistan?

4. In 2006, how long did Retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey believe it would take the Afghan security forces to be able to operate without U.S. help?

5. When did British Gen. David Richards lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan?

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