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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. By September 2017 by some estimates, how many Afghan soldiers and police were killed daily?
2. What ethnic group in Afghanistan sympathized or supported the Taliban jihad against foreign soldiers?
3. In 2005, how many members of parliament were chosen in Afghanistan held elections?
4. How many sleeping villagers did Staff Sgt. Robert Bales kill in two Afghan villages in Kandahar in 2012?
5. When was Panetta in Afghanistan for a visit when an Afghan assailant drove a stolen truck onto the tarmac and tried to run over a U.S. Marine general and others in Panetta's welcoming party?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the owner of a construction firm profit from sabotage?
2. What information did Sherkhan Farnood provide U.S. officials about the Kabul Bank?
3. What did President Joe Biden say when he annnounced his decision regarding Afghanistan?
4. Why was it ironic that the Taliban met in Qatar to discuss peace with the U.S.?
5. How did the plans for Afghanistan become more secret under Trump?
6. How and why did Karzai steal the 2009 election?
7. What report on the war did Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess provide in February 2012 to the Senate Armed Services Committee.
8. In Chapter 19, why did Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster favor sending additional soldiers back to Afghanistan?
9. Why was it difficult to hold opium drug lords accountable?
10. In Chapter 16, why was Obama's war strategy failing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The U.S. and its allies poured money and resources into Afghanistan in an effort to disrupt the opium trade. Why was the war on opium unsuccessful?
Essay Topic 2
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Whitlock use idioms in The Afghanistan Papers? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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