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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. Where did Greg Mortenson earn a bachelor's degree in liberal studies and an associate's degree in nursing?
(a) The University of Minnesota.
(b) The University of Kansas.
(c) The University of Montana.
(d) The University of South Dakota.

2. What word, translated as "way" or "path" refers to the code of conduct or religious law of Islam?
(a) Zoroaster.
(b) Sharia.
(c) Parcham.
(d) Khosrau.

3. Where are the headquarters of the Central Asia Institute?
(a) Boulder, Colorado.
(b) Boise, Idaho.
(c) Bellingham, Washington.
(d) Bozeman, Montana.

4. What is the world's highest mountain?
(a) Mt. Whitney.
(b) Mount Everest.
(c) Mt. Kilimanjaro.
(d) Mt. McKinley.

5. Who is the spiritual leader of the Taliban movement that operates in Afghanistan?
(a) Hokumati Azraw.
(b) Mohammed Farkhar.
(c) Hokumati Darvishan.
(d) Mohammed Omar.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Greg Mortenson born?

2. How old was Greg Mortenson when his family moved to Minnesota in the 1970s?

3. What is the capital of Afghanistan?

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

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

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