Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden,… Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Steve Coll
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden,… Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Steve Coll
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the Taliban form?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1982.

2. Schroen said the U.S., which left Afghanistan when the Soviet Union dissolved, would return for what reason?
(a) Religious conflict.
(b) Political unrest.
(c) Terrorism.
(d) Civil war.

3. When was the CIA's Counterterrorist Center formed?
(a) 1 February 1990.
(b) 1 August 1988.
(c) 1 February 1986.
(d) 1 August 1991.

4. What did Massoud's group protect?
(a) Solang Hospital.
(b) Solang Valley.
(c) Solang Highway.
(d) Solang Airport.

5. When did the Islamic opposition revolt against the established communist Russian government in Herat, Afghanistan?
(a) March 1979.
(b) July 1979.
(c) January 1979.
(d) December 1979.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the mid-1980s, the Afghan rebels were staging attacks within what borders?

2. What was the new U.S. plan for covert war in Afghanistan known as?

3. Where did Massoud live from the age of 11?

4. To what did the Saudis view the Soviet invasion as a threat?

5. What action did Massoud take when the Soviets planned to attack the Panjshir Valley?

(see the answer key)

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