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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What term did Paul Pillar, a chief analyst at the CIA Counterterrorist Center, use when he described individuals like Yousef?
(a) "Ad hoc terrorists."
(b) "Tinkertoy terrorists."
(c) "Rental terrorists."
(d) "Cowboy terrorists."

3. The U.S. embassy attack was coordinated by a radical group at which university?
(a) Quaid-I-Azam University.
(b) Kabul Polytechnic Institute.
(c) Tehran University.
(d) University of Afghanistan.

4. Who was the new Department of State special envoy to the Afghan resistance that served from 1989-1992?
(a) Peter Tomsen.
(b) Peter Thompson.
(c) Thomas Peterson.
(d) Peter Timmons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the CIA's Counterterrorist Center formed?

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

3. When was there a meeting in Moscow in which the Soviets decided to pull out of Afghanistan within a year or two?

4. At what point was the CIA allowed to begin operations in Afghanistan using Zia's intelligence service as an intermediary?

5. By 1996, Massoud's popularity stood where?

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