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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Taliban Comes Back, 2006-2008.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2002, what percent of the staff in the Afghan Finance Ministry could not read or write?
(a) 25.
(b) 65.
(c) 80.
(d) 40.

2. When did bin Laden and al-Qaeda declare war aginst the U.S.?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1996.

3. By the end of 2006, by what percent did the number of acres under cultivation for poppies increase?
(a) 72.
(b) 48.
(c) 59.
(d) 61.

4. In June 2008, how long had McNeill been in Afghanistan?
(a) 14 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 16 months.
(d) 12 months.

5. When did the American embassy in Kabul close?
(a) 1991
(b) 1989.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1990.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tons of opium did Afghan narcotics find when they raided Sher Mohammad Akhundzada's offices in 2005?

2. When did the U.S. begin bombing Afghanistan?

3. According to General Peter Pace, how long beginning in December 2003 did Rumsfeld become "very ill" (52)?

4. When was Robert Gates summoned to meet with Bush in Chapter 9?

5. On May 1, how long was Rumsfeld's trip to Kabul?

(see the answer key)

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