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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) 40.
(c) 25.
(d) 65.

2. When did the U.S. Agency for International Development build irrigation canals in the Helmand River valley?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1954.

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

4. When did British Gen. David Richards lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan?
(a) 2004 to 2005.
(b) 2006 to 2007.
(c) 2005 to 2006.
(d) 2007 to 2008.

5. When did the U.S. begin bombing Afghanistan?
(a) October 2, 2001.
(b) October 27, 2001.
(c) October 13, 2001.
(d) October 7, 2001.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did it take the U.S. and its allies to topple the Taliban-led government in Kabul?

3. In Chapter 11, what type of tractors were used in March 2006 to destroy poppy fields?

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

5. When did Marin Strmecki, a trusted civilian adviser deliver a 40-page classified report titled, "Afghanistan at a Crossroads" (98)?

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