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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. 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) December 31, 1999.
(d) October 31, 2000.

2. Where did Greg Mortenson serve in the U.S. Army after high school?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Germany.
(c) Japan.
(d) Ecuador.

3. What name refers to an Afghan freedom fighter?
(a) Mamoul.
(b) Merhaba.
(c) Muttawa.
(d) Mujahadeen.

4. When it was first established, 49% of Ariana Afghan Airlines was owned by what company?
(a) Ford Motor Company.
(b) Boeing.
(c) Pan American World Airways.
(d) Halliburton.

5. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time was written by Greg Mortenson and what author?
(a) Stieg Larsson.
(b) Jonathan Franzen.
(c) Karl Marlantes.
(d) David Oliver Relin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What United States President signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul?

2. What did Greg Mortenson hire Sarfraz Khan to be for him in Part 1: Chapter 4?

3. What is the peak elevation of K2?

4. What does the word "taliban" mean in Arabic?

5. When did the Soviet war in Afghanistan end?

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