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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did Rumsfeld participate in at Princeton?

2. In 2002, how much did British officials agree to pay Afghan poppy farmers per acre to destroy their crops?

3. In Chapter 6, for how long did most troops deploy to the war zone in Afghanistan?

4. During the summer of 2006, how many times a week did Bickford and his unit clash with insurgents?

5. According to General Peter Pace, how long beginning in December 2003 did Rumsfeld become "very ill" (52)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Rumsfeld tell reporters about spreading lies as the U.S. preared for war in Afghanistan?

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

4. What was one reason why the Afghan war dragged on so?

5. What did an Afghan general said about the three different types of Taliban in Chapter 8?

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

7. What was Bagram like when the war started and how did it change?

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

9. What were Rumsfeld's snowflakes?

10. Why was Afghanistan in need of nation-building in 2001?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Books can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a book provide clarity and flow to a narrative? What are section and chapter titles? What are some purposes of section and chapter titles? How does Whitlock use section and chapter titles in The Afghanistan Papers?

Essay Topic 2

Craig Whitlock is an investigative reporter for the Washington Post and has served as a foreign correspondent, Pentagon reporter, and national security specialist. Why did Whitlock write The Afghanistan Papers?

Essay Topic 3

Afghan security forces began to carry out fratricidal attacks. What were some examples of these insider attacks? How were the insider attacks a betrayal? What problems did that betrayal cause?

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