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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 Germany agree to over see Afghan police training?
(a) Summer 2002.
(b) Late 2002.
(c) Spring 2002.
(d) Early 2002.

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

3. How many Afghans were killed when a State Department-leased aircraft crashed into mud-brick houses in Helmand on April 24, 2006?
(a) About 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) Not quite 20.

4. By the end of 2006, by what percent did the number of acres under cultivation for poppies increase?
(a) 48.
(b) 59.
(c) 61.
(d) 72.

5. When did Congress authorize the use of military foce against al-Qaeda and its supporters?
(a) September 14, 2001.
(b) September 19, 2001.
(c) September 21, 2001.
(d) September 28, 2001.

Short Answer Questions

1. In December 2001, where did bin Laden and al-Qaeda fighters take refuge?

2. In 2002, when was Bush asked if he wanted to meet with General Franks and General McNeill?

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

4. On May 1, how long was Rumsfeld's trip to Kabul?

5. How many years of civil war did the warlords have behind them in Chapter 10?

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