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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 the peak elevation of K2?
(a) 28,251 feet.
(b) 19,470 feet.
(c) 14,496 feet.
(d) 14,411 feet.

2. Where did Mortenson spend his early childhood and adolescence?
(a) Italy.
(b) Romania.
(c) Tanzania.
(d) Egypt.

3. How old was Greg Mortenson when his family moved to Minnesota in the 1970s?
(a) 9.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 12.

4. What area of around 367,000 square miles that overlaps the mountains of four countries of Southeast Asia (Burma, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand) is one of Asia's two main illicit opium-producing areas?
(a) The Golden Triangle.
(b) The Emerald Trinagle.
(c) The Silver Crescent.
(d) The Ruby Crescent.

5. Along what dangerous road through the Khyber Pass did Greg Mortenson first enter Afghanistan?
(a) Samak Highway.
(b) Grand Trunk Highway.
(c) Ouled Nail Highway.
(d) Sabah al Khair Highway.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2007, what percent of the opiates on the world market originated in Afghanistan?

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

3. What is the highest of civil awards and decorations given by the Government of Pakistan for the highest degree of service to the country and nation of Pakistan?

4. As CAI built a school in Baharak, who began moving into the Wakhan and negotiating contracts with villages there to begin building schools?

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

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