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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Great Distraction, 2003-2005.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ryan Crocker came to help reopen the U.S. embassy in Kabul, where was the closet functioning airport?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 45 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 30 miles.

2. On May 1, how long was Rumsfeld's trip to Kabul?
(a) 1 days.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 2 days.

3. When did British Gen. David Richards lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan?
(a) 2006 to 2007.
(b) 2004 to 2005.
(c) 2007 to 2008.
(d) 2005 to 2006.

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) 4.
(d) At least 6.

5. Over 20 years, how much would Washington spend on security assistance to the Afghan government?
(a) More than $85 billion.
(b) $90 billion.
(c) About $90 billion.
(d) $75 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of Afghanistan was Sunni Muslim in Chapter 6?

2. As the Taliban regrouped, how many major offensives had to be launched by the U.S. military at the latter half of 2003?

3. In the 2001 Bonn Agreement, was the Afghan traditional assembly of elders and leaders supposed to write a constitution?

4. How many interviews was The Afghanistan Papers based on?

5. When did Congress authorize the use of military foce against al-Qaeda and its supporters?

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