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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. In 2008 with the addition of 3,000 troops, how large was the U.S. force in Afghanistan?
(a) 31,000.
(b) 36,000.
(c) 23,000.
(d) 28,000.

2. When did an Afghan driver fatally shoot two Spanish police officers who had worked closely with him for six months?
(a) June 2010.
(b) August 2010.
(c) September 2010.
(d) July 2010.

3. In 2007, how much of the world's supply of opium was generated from Afghanistan?
(a) 55%.
(b) 68%.
(c) 43%.
(d) 90%.

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

5. How long were the circuits McChrystal would run while listening to audio books?
(a) 6 miles.
(b) 8 miles.
(c) 7 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was the Kajaki Dam from Kandahar?

2. When Plummer first arrived in Kabul, out of 800 Afghan recruits, how many passed the marksmanship test?

3. What branch of service did Bush fly with when he used to be a fighter pilot?

4. In 2010 what did documents reveal that Farnood and some Kabul Bank shareholders had loaned themselves by tapping deposits?

5. When did U.S. military commanders belatedly begin a campaign to root out corruption and clean up the Afghan government?

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