View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In January 2002, how much money did the Afghan interim government request a year to train and equip 200,000 soldiers?
(a) $605 million.
(b) $520 million.
(c) $466 million.
(d) $388 million.

2. By December 2001, how many troops were on the ground in all of Afghanistan?
(a) 2,225.
(b) 3,400.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 3,000.

3. In 2006, where did the British move forces into Afghanistan?
(a) Kabul.
(b) Kandahar.
(c) Helmand province.
(d) Uruzgan.

4. How long at then-Capt. Gregory Trahan been at Firebase Shkiin when there was a report of a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black who crossed the border from Pakistan to Afghanistan?
(a) 8 week.
(b) 12 weeks.
(c) 10 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

5. How many years of civil war did the warlords have behind them in Chapter 10?
(a) 35.
(b) 20.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2005, where did Maj. Daniel Lovett have pre-deployment training?

2. When did the first U.S. Special Operations forces enter Afghanistan?

3. In Chapter 11, what type of tractors were used in March 2006 to destroy poppy fields?

4. How many American were badly wounded during a fight that began after a report that a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black had crossed the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan?

5. In January 2007, how many troops did Bush announce he would send to Iraq?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did some U.S. officials say that the Bush administration looked away from Afghanistan?

2. What was Operation River Dance?

3. At the end of Chapter 4, what was a high point of the Afghanistan war?

4. What did Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute say about strategic thinking in regards to Afghanistan?

5. What were Richard Boucher's thoughts about dealing with warlords?

6. What did Whitlock say in the Foreword was the aim of The Afghanistan Papers?

7. Why was imposing a strong, centralized government in Afghanistan foolish according to American soldiers and Lt. Col. Todd Guggisberg?

8. What transportation does Bush take when he gives an adddress on May 1, 2003 and where does he give his address?

9. What struggles did Lt. Gen. David Barno have when he was sent to Afghanistan 2003?

10. How did American struggle to determine whose side Pakistan was on?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,026 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample