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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Prince Turki al-Faisal was chief of Saudi intelligence during what period?
(a) 1997-2001.
(b) 1987-2001.
(c) 1994-2001.
(d) 1977-2001.

2. Where was a champagne party held when the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan?
(a) CIA headquarters.
(b) ISI headquarters.
(c) KGB headquarters.
(d) MI6 headquarters.

3. The CIA-sponsored rebels were facing what type of constant Soviet attacks in 1986?
(a) Tank.
(b) Mortar.
(c) Missile.
(d) Helicopter.

4. There were how many direct contacts between a CIA officer and bin Laden in the 1980s?
(a) One in person and two by telephone.
(b) None.
(c) One in person and one by telephone.
(d) Only one.

5. By when had bin Laden moved his operations to the south to Kandahar?
(a) November 1996.
(b) May 1995.
(c) November 1995.
(d) May 1996.

Short Answer Questions

1. Saudi intelligence used what type of charities to funnel money to Afghanistan?

2. Benazir Bhutto told America it would bring peace to the nation, but did not tell them about aid to the Taliban from where?

3. How was President Zia killed?

4. How did the author describe Clinton's view of the CIA as an institution?

5. In Chapter Five, what did CIA director William Casey advise President Ronald Reagan about their Afghanistan campaign?

(see the answer key)

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