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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 1-2.

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 Montana.
(b) The University of Kansas.
(c) The University of Minnesota.
(d) The University of South Dakota.

2. What kind of missionaries were Greg Mortenson's parents?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Mormon.
(c) Christian.
(d) Athiest.

3. Where did Mortenson spend his early childhood and adolescence?
(a) Tanzania.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Romania.
(d) Italy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What village council or meeting must take place whenever a major decision is to be made within or for the people of a village in Afghanistan?

3. 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?

4. What does NGO stand for?

5. Into what village was Greg Mortenson taken and nursed back to health following his attempt at K2?

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