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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how many provinces did Afghanistan have?
(a) 34.
(b) 38.
(c) 25.
(d) 29.

2. When was Panetta in Afghanistan for a visit when an Afghan assailant drove a stolen truck onto the tarmac and tried to run over a U.S. Marine general and others in Panetta's welcoming party?
(a) May 2012.
(b) April 2012.
(c) March 2012.
(d) February 2012.

3. In Chapter 19, within three months after Trump agreed to keep the troop increase in Afghanistan open-ended, how many additional troops were sent?
(a) 4,300.
(b) 4,700.
(c) 5,600.
(d) 5,900.

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

5. Hoiw far behind the times were Afghan farmers?
(a) 200 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 100 years.

6. In Chapter 15, how much money did money launderers lug in suitcases on flights leaving Kabul?
(a) $1.5 million.
(b) $1 million or more.
(c) 750,000.
(d) Over $2 million.

7. In Chapter 20, how many people were estimated to live in Helmand?
(a) 500,000 to 1 million.
(b) 900,000 to 2 million.
(c) 750,000 to 3 million.
(d) 1 million to 2 million.

8. In Chapter 21, how long had five of the Taliban negotiators been locked up at Guantanamo Bay?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 9 years.

9. When Gert Berthold, a forensic accountant, helped to analyze 3,000 Defense Department Contracts to see who was benefiting, what percent of the money went to the Taliban and other insurgent groups?
(a) Not quite 20%.
(b) 31%.
(c) 23%.
(d) About 18%.

10. In the five years between 2009 and 2014, how did the number of Afghan civilians getting killed increase?
(a) 41 percent.
(b) 39 percent.
(c) 53 percent.
(d) 68 percent.

11. By the summer of 2012, how many troops were in Afghanistan?
(a) 81,000.
(b) 67,000.
(c) 90,000.
(d) 73,000.

12. How much money did Farnood say that Kabul Bank had given to Karzai's reelection campaign?
(a) $15 million.
(b) $11 million.
(c) $5 million.
(d) $20 million.

13. How long did Marine Gen. John Allen serve as commander of U.S. and NATO forces?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 23 months.
(c) 15 months.
(d) 19 months.

14. In August and September 2012, how many U.S. and NATO personnel were killed in fratricidal attacks?
(a) 38.
(b) 41.
(c) 22.
(d) 19.

15. How many Afghan recruits did Jack Kem estimate could read at a third-grade level?
(a) 2-4%.
(b) 2-5%..
(c) 8%.
(d) 3%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Ryan Crocker eat breakfast with Karzai in Chapter 14?

2. According to Army Gen. John Campbell, how much did the life expectancy for the average Afghan increase since the beginning of the war?

3. When was the second presidential election in Afghanistan?

4. During General Nicholson's November 2017 news briefings, what percent of Afghanistan's population did he say lived in districts controlled by the government?

5. In 2014, what was the sum of improper loans from Kabul Bank that had still not been repaid?

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