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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During General Nicholson's November 2017 news briefings, what percent of Afghanistan's population did he say lived in districts controlled by the government?
(a) 64.
(b) 24.
(c) 12.
(d) 58.

2. Before becoming defense secretary, how long did James Mattis serve in the Marines?
(a) 44 years.
(b) 39 years.
(c) 37 years.
(d) 41 years.

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

4. When did the U.S. miss its first chance to talk peace wit the Taliban?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2005.

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

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

7. Where did Trump give his televised speech to announce his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan?
(a) Fort Myer.
(b) Fort Benning.
(c) Fort Bragg.
(d) Fort Hood.

8. By September 2017 by some estimates, how many Afghan soldiers and police were killed daily?
(a) 65.
(b) 80.
(c) 40 to 50.
(d) 30 to 40.

9. Between 2002 and 2017, how much did the U.S. spend on drug interdiction in Afghanistan?
(a) $4.5 billion.
(b) $5.4 billion.
(c) $3.8 billion.
(d) $2.9 billion.

10. What did the U.S. unemployment rate peak at in the fall of 2009?
(a) 10%.
(b) 12%.
(c) 8%.
(d) 5%.

11. How many years early was Haji Lal Jan Ishaqzai released after he was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to prison for trafficking opium?
(a) 19 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 5 years.

12. When was Operation Iron Tempest launched?
(a) December 2017.
(b) November 2017.
(c) September 2017.
(d) October 2017.

13. When did Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee that Obama's troop surge and war strategy did little to deter the insurgency?
(a) January 2012.
(b) March 2012.
(c) April 2012.
(d) February 2012.

14. Where was Karzai living on 9/11?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) India.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Iran.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Taliban gunmen assassinate Karzai's father?

2. By 2009, how long had Gates been defense secretary?

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

4. During Trump's first three years in office, how many villains were killed yearly by U.S., NATO, and Afghan airstrikes?

5. When did Karzai attend high school in Kabul?

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