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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 did the War in Afghanistan begin with the United States invasion?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1998.

2. What pass between northern Pakistan and the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan is extremely remote and often closed off for six months or more during the winter due to heavy snows?
(a) The Gereshk Pass.
(b) The Darzab Pass.
(c) The Irshad Pass.
(d) The Tagao Pass.

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?
(a) Sitara-i-Imtiaz.
(b) Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam.
(c) Hilal-e-Shujaat.
(d) Nishan-e-Pakistan.

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

5. When did the Iranian Revolution take place?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1959.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is an international service-learning program sponsored by the Central Asia Institute that "helps educate American children about the world to show them they can make a difference one penny at a time"?

3. What is the world's highest mountain?

4. What is a non-written ethical code and traditional lifestyle which the indigenous Pashtun people from Afghanistan and Pakistan follow?

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

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