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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Things Fall Apart, 2011-2016.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the Navy SEALs entered a compound in Abbottabad, how long did it take them to find and kill bin Laden?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

2. How many interviews was The Afghanistan Papers based on?
(a) 900.
(b) 800.
(c) About 1,200.
(d) More than 1,000.

3. On February 27, 2007, how did the suicide bomber arrive at Bagram Air Base?
(a) Toyota Corolla.
(b) Ford Escort.
(c) Mazda MPV.
(d) Honda Accord.

4. Hoiw far behind the times were Afghan farmers?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 200 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 50 years.

5. On December 21, 2015, how many were killed by a suicide bomber carrying explosive on a motorcycle near Bagram?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ryan Crocker came to help reopen the U.S. embassy in Kabul, where was the closet functioning airport?

2. How long did Maj. Nikolai Andresky say that meetings had to be in Afghanistan at the minimum?

3. In Chapter 15, how many armed guards did a convoy of 300 trucks typically require for basic protection?

4. When did the U.S. military take over most of the responsibility for training the Afghan police?

5. How many years of civil war did the warlords have behind them in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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