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

2. In what city did Mortenson meet Wakil Karimi?
(a) Kabul.
(b) Gereshk.
(c) Mazar-e Sharif.
(d) Tashqorghan.

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

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

5. In Part 3: Chapter 14, Mortenson was hoping to get to what village of the Kirghiz people for the first time?
(a) Bozai Gumbaz.
(b) Tagao.
(c) Char Burj.
(d) Tokzar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What minister of finance told Mortenson of Afghanistan's overwhelming need for money and the lack of funds received as promised from the American government in Part 1: Chapter 3?

2. What is a 500 mile mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan?

3. What was the second most affected district by the Kashmir earthquake, accounting for 15% of the total casualties?

4. Where was the first school in the Kunar Province completed in Part 3: Chapter 13?

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

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