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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 the 2001 Bonn Agreement, was the Afghan traditional assembly of elders and leaders supposed to write a constitution?
(a) 1 1/2 years.
(b) Within 2 years.
(c) Within 3 years.
(d) 2 1/2 years.

2. In Chapter 15, how many armed guards did a convoy of 300 trucks typically require for basic protection?
(a) 450.
(b) 750.
(c) 500.
(d) 600.

3. In Chapter 13, when did Obama give a speech about Afghanistan that he realized would be one of the most important of his presidency?
(a) December 7, 2009.
(b) December 23, 2009.
(c) December 1, 2009.
(d) December 11, 2009.

4. When did Zalmay Khalilzad believe the U.S. should have sat down and talked with the Taliban?
(a) December 2002.
(b) December 2003.
(c) December 2004.
(d) December 2001.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the invasion of Iraq did Bush take a Navy warplane to an aircraft carrier?

2. When did Lt. Col. Richard Phillips run a combat support hospital in eastern Afghanistan?

3. On February 27, 2007, how did the suicide bomber arrive at Bagram Air Base?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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