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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Soviet war in Afghanistan end?
(a) 1994.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1995.

2. What Islamic movement was founded by Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi, Muhammad Yaqub Nanautawi, Shah Rafi al-Din, Sayyid Muhammad Abid, Zulfiqar Ali, Fadhl al-Rahman 'Usmani and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi?
(a) Deobandi movement.
(b) Munay movement.
(c) Khandud movement.
(d) Farakh movement.

3. What is the highest of civil awards and decorations given by the Government of Pakistan for the highest degree of service to the country and nation of Pakistan?
(a) Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam.
(b) Nishan-e-Pakistan.
(c) Sitara-i-Imtiaz.
(d) Hilal-e-Shujaat.

4. What Bantu language did Greg Mortenson learn fluently as a child?
(a) Swahili.
(b) Latin.
(c) Farsi.
(d) Arabic.

5. When did the Taliban rise to power by defeating their mujahadeen rivals and seizing control of Kandahar, spreading east?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1995.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ariana Afghan Airlines was established when?

2. When did the Panjdeh Incident take place?

3. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was formed after the Saur Revolution which took place in what year?

4. What village council or meeting must take place whenever a major decision is to be made within or for the people of a village in Afghanistan?

5. Who formed the The Central Asia Institute as an American non-profit organization along with Greg Mortenson?

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