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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the time Obama left the White House in January 2017, how many troops remained in Afghanistan?
(a) 11,400.
(b) 9,600.
(c) About 19,000.
(d) About 8,400.

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

3. In 2014, what was the sum of improper loans from Kabul Bank that had still not been repaid?
(a) $633 million.
(b) $493 million.
(c) $581 million.
(d) $714 million.

4. What was the total of civilian death in Afghanistan in 2014?
(a) 2,412.
(b) 2,809.
(c) 3,133.
(d) 3,701.

5. 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) June 2009.
(b) March 2009.
(c) April 2009.
(d) May 2009.

6. 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) Not quite 3%.
(b) 1%.
(c) 5%.
(d) Less than 2%.

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

8. When did Karzai establish an Afghan High Peace Council to coordinate overtures with senior Taliban figures?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2010.

9. When Trump made his speech to announce his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, how long had the war been in progress?
(a) 13 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 15 years.

10. 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) 5,900.
(b) 4,700.
(c) 4,300.
(d) 5,600.

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

12. In Chapter 17, about how many personnel did the Afghan Local Police have?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 30,000.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Hoiw far behind the times were Afghan farmers?

3. Where was Obama when a ceremony was held at the headquarters in Kabul to mark his promise to end the war?

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

5. After a long siege, when did insurgent forces seize Kunduz, Afghanistan's sixth biggest city?

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