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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the first U.S. Special Operations forces enter Afghanistan?
(a) October 19.
(b) October 15.
(c) October 17.
(d) October 10.

2. In 2014, how much money did The Washington Post report that Dostum had been receiving monthly in CIA funds routed through the Afghan president palace?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $55, 000.
(c) $70,000.
(d) $35,000.

3. When did British Gen. David Richards lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan?
(a) 2004 to 2005.
(b) 2007 to 2008.
(c) 2006 to 2007.
(d) 2005 to 2006.

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. On February 27, 2007, how did the suicide bomber arrive at Bagram Air Base?
(a) Toyota Corolla.
(b) Ford Escort.
(c) Mazda MPV.
(d) Honda Accord.

10. During the summer of 2006, how many times a week did Bickford and his unit clash with insurgents?
(a) 7.
(b) 3 or 4.
(c) 4 or 5.
(d) 6.

11. Over 20 years, how much would Washington spend on security assistance to the Afghan government?
(a) About $90 billion.
(b) $90 billion.
(c) $75 billion.
(d) More than $85 billion.

12. When did Bush appoint Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, as war czar to coordinate strategy and policy for Iraq and Afghanistan?
(a) Fall 2007.
(b) Winter 2007.
(c) Spring 2007.
(d) Summer 2007.

13. 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) 17 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

15. 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) 52.
(d) 49.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Germany agree to over see Afghan police training?

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

3. How long at then-Capt. Gregory Trahan been at Firebase Shkiin when there was a report of a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black who crossed the border from Pakistan to Afghanistan?

4. When did Zalmay Khalilzad believe the U.S. should have sat down and talked with the Taliban?

5. When did the Soviet invade Afghanistan?

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