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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. 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) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

2. When Plummer first arrived in Kabul, out of 800 Afghan recruits, how many passed the marksmanship test?
(a) 64.
(b) 75.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

3. How long after the invasion of Iraq did Bush take a Navy warplane to an aircraft carrier?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) 7 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

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

5. How long did it take the U.S. and its allies to topple the Taliban-led government in Kabul?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 9 weeks.
(c) Less than 6 weeks.
(d) About 8 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Fahim Khan die of natural causes?

2. By December 2001, how many troops were on the ground in all of Afghanistan?

3. When in 2003 were the Jordanian embassy and United Nations headquarters in Baghdad blown up by insurgents?

4. How many people were killed in New York city, northern Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania in the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

5. When did Maj. Christopher Plummer, an infantry officer, arrive in Kabul to coordinate training and fielding for the Afghan army?

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