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

2. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was formed after the Saur Revolution which took place in what year?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1980.

3. When was Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time first published?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2003.

4. What word, translated as "way" or "path" refers to the code of conduct or religious law of Islam?
(a) Khosrau.
(b) Parcham.
(c) Sharia.
(d) Zoroaster.

5. When were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda taken against the United States?
(a) December 31, 1999.
(b) September 11, 2001.
(c) October 31, 2000.
(d) July 4, 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the peak elevation of K2?

2. What Bantu language did Greg Mortenson learn fluently as a child?

3. What refers to an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions to cover their bodies in public places?

4. When did the Iranian Revolution take place?

5. K2 is located among what mountain range?

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