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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Mortenson and his team could complete the final leg of their journey in Part 3: Chapter 14, Mortenson learned that _________ wanted to have lunch with him in three days.
(a) The King of Pakistan.
(b) The President of Pakistan.
(c) The Prime Minister of Pakistan.
(d) The Prime Minister of Afghanistan.

2. From what village was Wakil Karimi?
(a) Kushk.
(b) Lalander.
(c) Tokzar.
(d) Achin.

3. When did the Iranian Revolution take place?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1966.

4. What is the state capital of Kashmir?
(a) Gojra.
(b) Quetta.
(c) Hyderabad.
(d) Muzaffarabad.

5. Whose support would Mortenson have to gain in Badakshan in Part 1: Chapter 4?
(a) Haji Kamran.
(b) Nazo Tokhi.
(c) Mohammed Omar.
(d) Sadhar Khan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mortenson make a scathing speech at the Pentagon?

2. In what small village did Kolenda learn that the people desperately wanted a school for their children in Part 3: Chapter 12?

3. Who is the spiritual leader of the Taliban movement that operates in Afghanistan?

4. In the end of Part 2: Chapter 8, Mortenson was going crazy sitting at home in Montana, so his wife told him to pack a bag and go to Pakistan despite the fact he would not be able to return home for which holiday?

5. 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?

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