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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. In 2002, what percent of the staff in the Afghan Finance Ministry could not read or write?
(a) 40.
(b) 65.
(c) 25.
(d) 80.
2. How long did it take to get the transcripts from the SIGAR interviews?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.
3. On February 27, 2007, how did the suicide bomber arrive at Bagram Air Base?
(a) Toyota Corolla.
(b) Honda Accord.
(c) Ford Escort.
(d) Mazda MPV.
4. When did Marin Strmecki, a trusted civilian adviser deliver a 40-page classified report titled, "Afghanistan at a Crossroads" (98)?
(a) August 29, 2006.
(b) August 2, 2006.
(c) August 17, 2006.
(d) August 24, 2006.
5. When did British Gen. David Richards lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan?
(a) 2006 to 2007.
(b) 2007 to 2008.
(c) 2005 to 2006.
(d) 2004 to 2005.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did bin Laden and al-Qaeda declare war aginst the U.S.?
2. In 2002, how much did British officials agree to pay Afghan poppy farmers per acre to destroy their crops?
3. How many Afghans were killed when a State Department-leased aircraft crashed into mud-brick houses in Helmand on April 24, 2006?
4. Where did Thomas Hutson grow up before he embarked on a Foreign Service career?
5. How long did it take the U.S. and its allies to topple the Taliban-led government in Kabul?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were Rumsfeld's snowflakes?
2. What did ISI leader Lt. Gen. Ashfaq Kayani say when Ryan Crocker asked him to crack down against Taliban leaders believed to be seeking refuge in Pakistan?
3. Who was Abdul Rashid Dostum?
4. Why was imposing a strong, centralized government in Afghanistan foolish according to American soldiers and Lt. Col. Todd Guggisberg?
5. What message did Staff Sgt. John Bickford have to say about the Taliban in 2006?
6. How did Roger Pardo-Maurer describe Kandahar?
7. How did the American save Dostum's life?
8. What struggles did Lt. Gen. David Barno have when he was sent to Afghanistan 2003?
9. How did American struggle to determine whose side Pakistan was on?
10. What problems were there with the U.S. building a security force in Afghanistan?
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