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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 long after Trahan was injured at Shkin, was he sent to Iraq?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 8 months.

2. When Lute was appointed as war czar to coordinate strategy and police for Iraq and Afghanistan, how did he split his time?
(a) 75% on Iraq and 25% on Afghanistan.
(b) 80% on Iraq and 20% on Afghanistan.
(c) 70% on Iraq and 30% on Afghanistan.
(d) 85% on Iraq and 15% on Afghanistan.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Pentagon statistics in Chapter 7, how many times had more than 28,000 troops deployed to Afghanistan?

2. When did Ronald Neumann, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, spend a pleasant summer in Afghanistan?

3. How many tons of opium did Afghan narcotics find when they raided Sher Mohammad Akhundzada's offices in 2005?

4. How many troops deployed to Afghanistan over two decades?

5. During the early part of the war, where did soldiers have to fly their dirty laundry?

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