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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. What is a non-written ethical code and traditional lifestyle which the indigenous Pashtun people from Afghanistan and Pakistan follow?
(a) Sangin.
(b) Pashtunwali.
(c) Qarqin.
(d) Qaravol.

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

3. Where was Greg Mortenson when he received word of the devastating earthquake in Pakistan?
(a) Dallas, Texas.
(b) San Francisco, CA.
(c) Salt Lake City, UT.
(d) Seattle, Washington.

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

5. What is the capital of Afghanistan?
(a) Dorufchah.
(b) Ashkasham.
(c) Kabul.
(d) Khandud.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was formed after the Saur Revolution which took place in what year?

2. When did Greg Mortenson attempt to climb K2, leading to events that would inspire CAI?

3. What name refers to an Afghan freedom fighter?

4. What river is formed by the junction of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers?

5. When was Greg Mortenson born?

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