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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. How old was Ryan Crocker, when he arrived to help reopen the shuttered U.S. embassy in Kabul and serve as acting ambassador?
(a) 50.
(b) 49.
(c) 52.
(d) 47.

2. In January 2002, how much money did the Afghan interim government request a year to train and equip 200,000 soldiers?
(a) $388 million.
(b) $466 million.
(c) $520 million.
(d) $605 million.

3. When Plummer first arrived in Kabul, out of 800 Afghan recruits, how many passed the marksmanship test?
(a) 75.
(b) 70.
(c) 80.
(d) 64.

4. What country accepted the task of creating a new Afghan police force?
(a) French.
(b) Germans.
(c) British.
(d) Italians.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Fahim Khan die of natural causes?

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

3. How long after Trahan was injured at Shkin, was he sent to Iraq?

4. When did Congress authorize the use of military foce against al-Qaeda and its supporters?

5. In 2002, how much did British officials agree to pay Afghan poppy farmers per acre to destroy their crops?

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