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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 17 years.

2. When in 2003 were the Jordanian embassy and United Nations headquarters in Baghdad blown up by insurgents?
(a) June.
(b) September.
(c) July.
(d) August.

3. When did Germany agree to over see Afghan police training?
(a) Summer 2002.
(b) Early 2002.
(c) Spring 2002.
(d) Late 2002.

4. 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) 28,000.
(d) 23,000.

5. How many troops did the Soviets put in Afghanistan?
(a) 350,000.
(b) 275,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 250,000.

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

7. By December 2001, how many troops were on the ground in all of Afghanistan?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 3,400.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 2,225.

8. When did Marin Strmecki, a trusted civilian adviser deliver a 40-page classified report titled, "Afghanistan at a Crossroads" (98)?
(a) August 24, 2006.
(b) August 29, 2006.
(c) August 17, 2006.
(d) August 2, 2006.

9. When Plummer first arrived in Kabul, out of 800 Afghan recruits, how many passed the marksmanship test?
(a) 75.
(b) 64.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

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

11. After December 2001, how long did it take before the U.S. could pinpoint bin Laden's location again?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) A dozen years.
(d) A decade.

12. How many Afghans were killed when a State Department-leased aircraft crashed into mud-brick houses in Helmand on April 24, 2006?
(a) About 15.
(b) Not quite 20.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

13. How old was Ryan Crocker, when he arrived to help reopen the shuttered U.S. embassy in Kabul and serve as acting ambassador?
(a) 47.
(b) 50.
(c) 49.
(d) 52.

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

15. When did the Soviet invade Afghanistan?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1979.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2002, when was Bush asked if he wanted to meet with General Franks and General McNeill?

2. In 2002, what percent of the staff in the Afghan Finance Ministry could not read or write?

3. How many interviews was The Afghanistan Papers based on?

4. How many soccer balls did a second psy-ops team in Bagram distribute beginning in 2002?

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

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