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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 500 mile mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan?
(a) Pamir.
(b) Salang.
(c) Hindu Kush.
(d) Arma.

2. What refers to an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions to cover their bodies in public places?
(a) Burqa.
(b) Robe.
(c) Kimono.
(d) Moo-moo.

3. What refers to the military border between the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Point of No Return.
(b) Defense Wall.
(c) Line of Control.
(d) Hostility Line.

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

5. When did the Soviet war in Afghanistan end?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1989.
(d) 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Soviet war in Afghanistan begin?

2. 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?

3. In Part 3: Chapter 13, Kunar almost turned around on his first trip into Kunar Province, but changed his mind after ____________.

4. Central Asia Institute was the first organization to rebuild earthquake resistant schools in Azad Kashmir when?

5. When did Greg Mortenson begin his first trip into Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 3?

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