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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2006, where did the British move forces into Afghanistan?
(a) Kandahar.
(b) Kabul.
(c) Helmand province.
(d) Uruzgan.

2. When did Ronald Neumann, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, spend a pleasant summer in Afghanistan?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1968.

3. In January 2002, how much money did the Afghan interim government request a year to train and equip 200,000 soldiers?
(a) $520 million.
(b) $605 million.
(c) $466 million.
(d) $388 million.

4. In June 2008, how long had McNeill been in Afghanistan?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 14 months.
(c) 16 months.
(d) 12 months.

5. When was Robert Gates summoned to meet with Bush in Chapter 9?
(a) November 5, 2006.
(b) November 19, 2006.
(c) November 8, 2006.
(d) November 30, 2006.

6. As the Taliban regrouped, how many major offensives had to be launched by the U.S. military at the latter half of 2003?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

8. When did the American embassy in Kabul close?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1991
(c) 1989.
(d) 1988.

9. How long did Maj. Nikolai Andresky say that meetings had to be in Afghanistan at the minimum?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

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

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

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

13. By what time had most al-Qaeda followers left Afghanistan and fled to Pakistan, iran, and other countries?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2003.

14. On May 1, how long was Rumsfeld's trip to Kabul?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 1 days.
(d) 2 days.

15. How many people were killed in New York city, northern Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania in the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
(a) 2,849.
(b) 3,017.
(c) 2,977.
(d) 3,138.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lute was appointed as war czar to coordinate strategy and police for Iraq and Afghanistan, how did he split his time?

2. In 2007, how much of the world's supply of opium was generated from Afghanistan?

3. Where did Thomas Hutson, a Dari speaker who served as a political officer, suggest that Dostum go for medical treatment?

4. During the early part of the war, where did soldiers have to fly their dirty laundry?

5. In 2008 with the addition of 3,000 troops, how large was the U.S. force in Afghanistan?

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