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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda taken against the United States?
(a) September 11, 2001.
(b) October 31, 2000.
(c) December 31, 1999.
(d) July 4, 2000.

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

3. In 2007, what percent of the opiates on the world market originated in Afghanistan?
(a) 58.
(b) 83.
(c) 92.
(d) 68.

4. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's sister, in whose memory he sought to climb K2?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Marsha.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Christa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the magnitude of the Kashmir earthquake?

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

3. Along what dangerous road through the Khyber Pass did Greg Mortenson first enter Afghanistan?

4. What is the largest branch of Islam?

5. In addition to opiates, Afghanistan is also the largest producer of what drug in the world?

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