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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the remote mountainous section of Afghanistan where the Kirghiz people live?
(a) The Durrani Corridor.
(b) The Wakhan Corridor.
(c) The Pashtun Corridor.
(d) The Firishta Corridor.

2. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time was written by Greg Mortenson and what author?
(a) Karl Marlantes.
(b) Jonathan Franzen.
(c) David Oliver Relin.
(d) Stieg Larsson.

3. Faizabad is the provincial capital and largest city in what province?
(a) Badakhshan Province.
(b) Baghlan Province.
(c) Balkh Province.
(d) Bamyan Province.

4. When did the Soviet war in Afghanistan begin?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1964.

5. What refers to the Hindko speaking community who belong to the Hazara region of Pakistan?
(a) Hazarewal.
(b) Sokkar.
(c) Dajaaj.
(d) Muezzin.

6. When did Greg Mortenson begin his first trip into Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 3?
(a) May, 2000.
(b) March, 2002.
(c) December, 2001.
(d) June, 2001.

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

8. Where are the headquarters of the Central Asia Institute?
(a) Bozeman, Montana.
(b) Boulder, Colorado.
(c) Bellingham, Washington.
(d) Boise, Idaho.

9. What is the official name used by the U.S. government for the War in Afghanistan, together with a number of smaller military actions, under the umbrella of the global "War on Terror"?
(a) Operation Griffin.
(b) Operation Enduring Freedom.
(c) Operation Phoenix.
(d) Operation Golden Eagle.

10. Into what areas does CAI specialize in going into first to establish schools?
(a) Hostile countries.
(b) Devestated areas.
(c) Remote areas.
(d) War-torn regions.

11. When did Greg Mortenson attempt to climb K2, leading to events that would inspire CAI?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1993.

12. What is an international service-learning program sponsored by the Central Asia Institute that "helps educate American children about the world to show them they can make a difference one penny at a time"?
(a) Cents for Change.
(b) It Makes Cents.
(c) Pennies for Peace.
(d) All My Pennies.

13. Who formed the The Central Asia Institute as an American non-profit organization along with Greg Mortenson?
(a) Helmut Reinhardt.
(b) Hiroshi Fujikawa.
(c) Jean Hoerni.
(d) Bill Gates.

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

15. What is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious?
(a) Alhandullellah.
(b) Nargileh.
(c) Madrasah.
(d) Lahmu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose support would Mortenson have to gain in Badakshan in Part 1: Chapter 4?

2. 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?

3. Under what Soviet leader did the Soviet war in Afghanistan come to an end?

4. K2 is located among what mountain range?

5. When did the fall of the communist Mohammad Najibullah-regime take place?

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