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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 19, when did the Taliban agree to a partial, three-day ceasefire?
(a) August 2018.
(b) July 2018.
(c) June 2018.
(d) September 2018.

2. When were a team of Navy SEALs sent on a secret mission to raid a compound in Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was rumored to be hiding?
(a) May 29, 2011.
(b) May 11, 2011.
(c) May 1, 2011.
(d) May 18, 2011.

3. On December 21, 2015, how many were killed by a suicide bomber carrying explosive on a motorcycle near Bagram?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

4. How much did B-52s and F22s cost to operate per hour, not counting the expense of the munitions in Chapter 20?
(a) $18,000.
(b) $32,000.
(c) $26,000.
(d) $41,000.

5. In April 2017, how large in pounds was the bomb dropped by the Air Force?
(a) 20,200.
(b) 18,400.
(c) 21,600.
(d) 19,100.

6. Where was Obama when a ceremony was held at the headquarters in Kabul to mark his promise to end the war?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Kabul.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Washington, D.C.

7. When did Taliban gunmen assassinate Karzai's father?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1996.

8. How many sleeping villagers did Staff Sgt. Robert Bales kill in two Afghan villages in Kandahar in 2012?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 11.

9. When was Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl captured by insurgents?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2011.

10. In 2009, how many more troops did Obama agree to send to Afghanistan?
(a) 34,000.
(b) 18,000.
(c) 21,000.
(d) 13,000.

11. When did Karzai attend high school in Kabul?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1960s.

12. In 2011, how long had Leon Panetta been CIA director?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 5 years.

13. How many assailants were responsible for the killings in Zabul in 2012?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

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

15. In 2018, when did a soldier carrying a crate of pomegranates open fire on General Miller and local leaders at Kandahar?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, how many armed guards did a convoy of 300 trucks typically require for basic protection?

2. How much money did Farnood say that Kabul Bank had given to Karzai's reelection campaign?

3. What was annual reconstruction aid to Afghanistan in 2010?

4. In Chapter 17, how many U.S. Army soldiers were murdered when men who had enlisted in the Afghan National Police ambushed them from the rear at close range?

5. When was a high-level national security meeting held at Camp David in Chapter 19?

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