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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. By the time Obama left the White House in January 2017, how many troops remained in Afghanistan?
(a) 11,400.
(b) 9,600.
(c) About 19,000.
(d) About 8,400.

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

3. What VIP guest was at Bagram in 2007, when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the second checkpoint?
(a) Petraeus.
(b) Vice President Dick Cheney.
(c) President George Bush.
(d) Rumsfeld.

4. How long did it take to get the transcripts from the SIGAR interviews?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

5. How long did Marine Gen. John Allen serve as commander of U.S. and NATO forces?
(a) 15 months.
(b) 19 months.
(c) 23 months.
(d) 18 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country accepted the task of creating a new Afghan police force?

2. In 2006, how long did Retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey believe it would take the Afghan security forces to be able to operate without U.S. help?

3. How many combat tours did Army Maj. Gen. Edward Reeder, Jr., serve in Afghanistan?

4. After a long siege, when did insurgent forces seize Kunduz, Afghanistan's sixth biggest city?

5. When did Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee that Obama's troop surge and war strategy did little to deter the insurgency?

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