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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What branch of service did Bush fly with when he used to be a fighter pilot?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Colorado Air National Guard.
(c) Texas Air National Guard.
(d) Navy.

2. How many troops deployed to Afghanistan over two decades?
(a) 920,000.
(b) 680,000.
(c) 825,000.
(d) 775,000.

3. How many people were killed in New York city, northern Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania in the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
(a) 3,138.
(b) 3,017.
(c) 2,977.
(d) 2,849.

4. When did Congress authorize the use of military foce against al-Qaeda and its supporters?
(a) September 14, 2001.
(b) September 28, 2001.
(c) September 19, 2001.
(d) September 21, 2001.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2006, how much of people's income of the Helmand province came from selling poppy?

2. How old was Ryan Crocker, when he arrived to help reopen the shuttered U.S. embassy in Kabul and serve as acting ambassador?

3. By the end of 2006, by what percent did the number of acres under cultivation for poppies increase?

4. As the Taliban regrouped, how many major offensives had to be launched by the U.S. military at the latter half of 2003?

5. When did Bush appoint Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, as war czar to coordinate strategy and policy for Iraq and Afghanistan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the American save Dostum's life?

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

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

5. Who was Abdul Rashid Dostum?

6. What message did Staff Sgt. John Bickford have to say about the Taliban in 2006?

7. What signs were there that Operation River Dance accomplished little?

8. How were Special Forces team mobiled to influence the emotions, thinking and behavior of ordinary Afghans and their leaders and how successful were they?

9. What problems were there with the U.S. building a security force in Afghanistan?

10. What happened on February 27, 2007, at Bagram Air Base?

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