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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Things Fall Apart, 2011-2016.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lute was appointed as war czar to coordinate strategy and police for Iraq and Afghanistan, how did he split his time?
(a) 75% on Iraq and 25% on Afghanistan.
(b) 80% on Iraq and 20% on Afghanistan.
(c) 70% on Iraq and 30% on Afghanistan.
(d) 85% on Iraq and 15% on Afghanistan.

2. How many American were badly wounded during a fight that began after a report that a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black had crossed the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

3. What percent of Afghan police recruits did a Norwegian official estimate deserted with their government-issued weapons so they could establish checkpoints and rob people?
(a) 30%.
(b) 35%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 20%.

4. According to Pentagon statistics in Chapter 7, how many times had more than 28,000 troops deployed to Afghanistan?
(a) 5 or more.
(b) 7.
(c) At least 6.
(d) 4.

5. How many soldiers were injured in the killings in Zabul in 2012?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years of civil war did the warlords have behind them in Chapter 10?

2. How long did Marine Gen. John Allen serve as commander of U.S. and NATO forces?

3. When did Fahim Khan die of natural causes?

4. In 2014, how much money did The Washington Post report that Dostum had been receiving monthly in CIA funds routed through the Afghan president palace?

5. When did the U.S. military take over most of the responsibility for training the Afghan police?

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