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

2. When did Mortenson receive an email from LTC Chris Kolenda in Part 3: Chapter 12?
(a) September, 2008.
(b) April, 2005.
(c) September, 2007.
(d) June, 2008.

3. Kunar Province borders what province to the south?
(a) Samangan Province.
(b) Kabul Province.
(c) Nangarhar Province.
(d) Ghor Province.

4. Kunar Province is located in what region of Afghanistan?
(a) Southwest.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Southeast.
(d) Northeast.

5. What is a twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter?
(a) Westland WAH-64 Apache Longbow.
(b) Boeing CH-47 Chinook.
(c) LAMPS SH-60B Seahawk 2.
(d) OH-58 Kiowa.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Iranian Revolution take place?

2. Azad Kashmir has an estimated population of how many?

3. In Part 3: Chapter 14, Mortenson was hoping to get to what village of the Kirghiz people for the first time?

4. From what village was Wakil Karimi?

5. Approximately how many casualties were there from the Kashmir earthquake?

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