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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. During General Nicholson's November 2017 news briefings, what percent of Afghanistan's population did he say lived in districts controlled by the government?
(a) 64.
(b) 24.
(c) 12.
(d) 58.

2. In Chapter 14, how many provinces did Afghanistan have?
(a) 38.
(b) 34.
(c) 25.
(d) 29.

3. How long were the circuits McChrystal would run while listening to audio books?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 7 miles.
(c) 6 miles.
(d) 8 miles.

4. When did an Afghan driver fatally shoot two Spanish police officers who had worked closely with him for six months?
(a) July 2010.
(b) June 2010.
(c) August 2010.
(d) September 2010.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Karzai further his education after high school?

2. By the time Obama left the White House in January 2017, how many troops remained in Afghanistan?

3. How many combat tours did Army Maj. Gen. Edward Reeder, Jr., serve in Afghanistan?

4. In August and September 2012, how many U.S. and NATO personnel were killed in fratricidal attacks?

5. In Chapter 20, how many people were estimated to live in Helmand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did a senior U.S. official who served as a civilian in Afghanistan say about Obama's surge strategy being a mistake?

2. What public image did Petraeus and McChrystal have?

3. What did James Dobbins believe was the key benchmark that revealed the success of the war efforts in Afghanistan?

4. What secret mission was Leon Panetta praying would work on May 1, 2011, and what was the outcome of the mission?

5. What went wrong with an airstrike on July 6, 2008?

6. What report on the war did Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess provide in February 2012 to the Senate Armed Services Committee.

7. How and why did Karzai steal the 2009 election?

8. What did the Pentagon brass tell Trump about withdrawing from Afghanistan?

9. What attack occurred on December 21, 2015?

10. What did Obama have to say about Afghanistan on December 1, 2009?

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