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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious?
(a) Nargileh.
(b) Madrasah.
(c) Lahmu.
(d) Alhandullellah.

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

3. Whose support would Mortenson have to gain in Badakshan in Part 1: Chapter 4?
(a) Haji Kamran.
(b) Sadhar Khan.
(c) Mohammed Omar.
(d) Nazo Tokhi.

4. Ariana Afghan Airlines was established when?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1966.

5. Into what areas does CAI specialize in going into first to establish schools?
(a) War-torn regions.
(b) Remote areas.
(c) Hostile countries.
(d) Devestated areas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Bantu language did Greg Mortenson learn fluently as a child?

2. When was Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time first published?

3. 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?

4. What is the official name used by the U.S. government for the War in Afghanistan, together with a number of smaller military actions, under the umbrella of the global "War on Terror"?

5. What is the name of the remote mountainous section of Afghanistan where the Kirghiz people live?

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