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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many members of a wedding party were killed when U.S. warplanes mistakenly bombed the party?
(a) 47.
(b) 58.
(c) 23.
(d) 39.

2. In Chapter 15, how many armed guards did a convoy of 300 trucks typically require for basic protection?
(a) 750.
(b) 600.
(c) 450.
(d) 500.

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

4. When did Director of National Intelligence James Clapper serve as an analyst briefer for General William Westmoreland in Vietnam?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1966.

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

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

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

8. How many MOABs were dropped during Trump's term in office?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

9. When did an Afghan driver fatally shoot two Spanish police officers who had worked closely with him for six months?
(a) June 2010.
(b) September 2010.
(c) July 2010.
(d) August 2010.

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

11. How many combat tours did Army Maj. Gen. Edward Reeder, Jr., serve in Afghanistan?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

12. By 2009, how long had Gates been defense secretary?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 3 1/2 years.
(c) 2 1/2 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

14. In 2009, how many illegal votes did Karzai receive?
(a) About 1 million.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 1.5 million.
(d) 750,000.

15. In Chapter 21 when the U.S. military and Afghan anti-narcotics officials confiscated or destroyed tens of thousands of kilos of opium annually, what percent of the opium Afghanistan produced was destroyed?
(a) Less than 2%.
(b) Not quite 3%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 1%.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how many provinces did Afghanistan have?

2. In 2009, how many more troops did Obama agree to send to Afghanistan?

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

4. When did Karzai attend high school in Kabul?

5. When did the U.S. miss its first chance to talk peace wit the Taliban?

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