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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) April 2012.
(b) May 2012.
(c) March 2012.
(d) February 2012.

3. In Agusut 2015 when Taliban fighters attacked a Special Operations forces camp in Kabul, how many Afghan guards were killed?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 11.

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

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

6. After a long siege, when did insurgent forces seize Kunduz, Afghanistan's sixth biggest city?
(a) October 2015.
(b) September 2015.
(c) August 2015.
(d) July 2015.

7. When did Sen. Susan Collins ask Michele Flournoy at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing how the Obama administration would know if the troop surge was successful?
(a) March 2009.
(b) June 2009.
(c) April 2009.
(d) May 2009.

8. 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) 5,600.
(b) 4,700.
(c) 5,900.
(d) 4,300.

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

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

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

12. Where did ta Taliban delegation and the American meet for two weeks in February and March 2019?
(a) Yemen.
(b) Qatar.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Bahrain.

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

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

15. 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?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did an Afghan driver fatally shoot two Spanish police officers who had worked closely with him for six months?

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

3. By the summer of 2012, how many troops were in Afghanistan?

4. In Chapter 13, when did Obama give a speech about Afghanistan that he realized would be one of the most important of his presidency?

5. 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?

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