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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2001, of the Taliban captives who suffocated in shipping containers, where were they buried?
(a) Sheberghan.
(b) Faryab.
(c) Nangarhar.
(d) Baghlan.

2. According to Pentagon statistics in Chapter 7, how many times had more than 28,000 troops deployed to Afghanistan?
(a) At least 6.
(b) 5 or more.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

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

4. How many American were badly wounded during a fight that began after a report that a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black had crossed the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

5. 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) $388 million.
(c) $605 million.
(d) $466 million.

6. When did Lt. Col. Richard Phillips run a combat support hospital in eastern Afghanistan?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2007.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2006.

7. What percent of Afghanistan was Sunni Muslim in Chapter 6?
(a) 68%.
(b) About 85%.
(c) 72%.
(d) Around 90%.

8. How large was the patrol Trahan organized to investigate the report that a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black crossed the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
(a) About 40.
(b) Around 50.
(c) 60.
(d) 35.

9. When did Maj. Christopher Plummer, an infantry officer, arrive in Kabul to coordinate training and fielding for the Afghan army?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2004.

10. In 2006, how much worse did Staff Sgt. John Bickford believe the fighting in Afghanistan was from the first time he was in Afghanistan three years before?
(a) 20 times.
(b) 10 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 15 times.

11. When did Congress authorize the use of military foce against al-Qaeda and its supporters?
(a) September 14, 2001.
(b) September 19, 2001.
(c) September 21, 2001.
(d) September 28, 2001.

12. 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 decade.
(d) A dozen years.

13. In 2001, how many Afghans had fled the country as refugees?
(a) Around 4 million.
(b) 2,500,000.
(c) 1,750,000.
(d) About 3 million.

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

15. In 2002, when was Bush asked if he wanted to meet with General Franks and General McNeill?
(a) September 13.
(b) October 21.
(c) November 2.
(d) December 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Mayt 1, 2003, in what aircraft carrier did Bush fly to and give a speech?

2. In 2006, where did the British move forces into Afghanistan?

3. By what time had most al-Qaeda followers left Afghanistan and fled to Pakistan, iran, and other countries?

4. On February 27, 2007, how did the suicide bomber arrive at Bagram Air Base?

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

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