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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Massoud was a top target for the Soviets because his group used and repaired captured weapons and equipment against which nationality?
(a) Soviets.
(b) Saudis.
(c) Pakistanis.
(d) Afghans.

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

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

4. Where did Massoud live from the age of 11?
(a) Tehran.
(b) Islamabad.
(c) Riyadh.
(d) Kabul.

5. Who became the CIA station chief in Islamabad in July 1986?
(a) Howard Hart.
(b) Milton Bearden.
(c) Frank Anderson.
(d) Duane R. "Dewey" Clarridge.

6. When was the ISI captured and sold a Russian SU-25 to the CIA?
(a) June 1985.
(b) December 1987.
(c) August 1988.
(d) October 1986.

7. Bin Laden was sponsoring jihad in Communist Yemen and opposed the Saudi government when they allowed American troops in to liberate which nation?
(a) Lebanon.
(b) Kuwait.
(c) Oman.
(d) Iraq.

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

9. When did the Soviets invade Afghanistan with their goal to kill the Afghan leader, Hafizullah Amin, and install a new communist regime?
(a) July 1979.
(b) January 1979.
(c) December 1979.
(d) March 1979.

10. What group did Massoud join while at Kabul Polytechnic Institute?
(a) Jihad Youth Organization.
(b) Marxist Youth Organization.
(c) Hitler Youth Organization.
(d) Muslim Youth Organization.

11. What action did Massoud take when the Soviets planned to attack the Panjshir Valley?
(a) Ordered it evacuated.
(b) Fled the valley.
(c) Assimilated into neighboring towns.
(d) Set up military defenses.

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

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

14. By what time had bin Laden moved to Peshawar?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1986.

15. Chapter 12 revealed what about the State Department and CIA in 1991?
(a) In open agreement regarding change of Kabul government.
(b) In open competition regarding change of Kabul government.
(c) In secret agreement regarding change of Kabul government.
(d) In secret competition regarding change of Kabul government.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Taliban leaders met with Saudi intelligence as they had to learn how to form and operate what?

2. The CIA and ISI planned another offensive to build the strength of Massoud and other rebel leaders that called for them to take Kabul in which winter?

3. When was the treaty for the Soviet withdrawal signed in Geneva?

4. Not long after they formed, the Taliban captured what city?

5. Where was a champagne party held when the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan?

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