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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 name of the remote mountainous section of Afghanistan where the Kirghiz people live?
(a) The Wakhan Corridor.
(b) The Firishta Corridor.
(c) The Durrani Corridor.
(d) The Pashtun Corridor.

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

3. Where was Sarfraz Khan shot and permanently disfigured while in the military?
(a) His leg.
(b) His face.
(c) His spine.
(d) His hand.

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

5. Into what village was Greg Mortenson taken and nursed back to health following his attempt at K2?
(a) Korphe.
(b) Khuzdar.
(c) Peshawar.
(d) Sadiqabad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's sister, in whose memory he sought to climb K2?

2. What Islamic movement was founded by Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi, Muhammad Yaqub Nanautawi, Shah Rafi al-Din, Sayyid Muhammad Abid, Zulfiqar Ali, Fadhl al-Rahman 'Usmani and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi?

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

4. What word, translated as "way" or "path" refers to the code of conduct or religious law of Islam?

5. Ariana Afghan Airlines was established when?

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