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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6: Stalmate, 2017-2021.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Maj. Christopher Plummer, an infantry officer, arrive in Kabul to coordinate training and fielding for the Afghan army?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2004.

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

3. According to Army Gen. John Campbell, how much did the life expectancy for the average Afghan increase since the beginning of the war?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 21 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 19 years.

4. By the end of Obama's second term in office, how many Afghan soldiers did U.S. officials determine did not exist and removed their position from the army payroll?
(a) At least 30,000.
(b) 45,000.
(c) 35,000.
(d) About 40,000.

5. When in 2003 were the Jordanian embassy and United Nations headquarters in Baghdad blown up by insurgents?
(a) June.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between 2002 and 2017, how much did the U.S. spend on drug interdiction in Afghanistan?

2. How many years early was Haji Lal Jan Ishaqzai released after he was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to prison for trafficking opium?

3. Hoiw far behind the times were Afghan farmers?

4. In the five years between 2009 and 2014, how did the number of Afghan civilians getting killed increase?

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

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