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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Obama's Overreach, 2009-2010.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In December 2001, where did bin Laden and al-Qaeda fighters take refuge?
(a) Khaldan.
(b) Tora Bora.
(c) Abbottabad.
(d) Nangarhar.

2. How many members of a wedding party were killed when U.S. warplanes mistakenly bombed the party?
(a) 47.
(b) 39.
(c) 58.
(d) 23.

3. How long after the invasion of Iraq did Bush take a Navy warplane to an aircraft carrier?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 7 weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

4. How long did it take the U.S. and its allies to topple the Taliban-led government in Kabul?
(a) About 8 weeks.
(b) Less than 6 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 9 weeks.

5. In Chapter 4, when did Rumsfeld give a speech in Phoenix citing indicators of progress in Afghanistan?
(a) July 2004.
(b) June 2004.
(c) August 2004.
(d) September 2004.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were the circuits McChrystal would run while listening to audio books?

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

3. How long at then-Capt. Gregory Trahan been at Firebase Shkiin when there was a report of a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black who crossed the border from Pakistan to Afghanistan?

4. In 2005, where did Maj. Daniel Lovett have pre-deployment training?

5. When did Fahim Khan die of natural causes?

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