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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. 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"?
(a) Cents for Change.
(b) It Makes Cents.
(c) Pennies for Peace.
(d) All My Pennies.

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

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?
(a) The Darzab Pass.
(b) The Irshad Pass.
(c) The Tagao Pass.
(d) The Gereshk Pass.

4. When was Greg Mortenson born?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1948.

5. When did Greg Mortenson first meet Sarfraz Khan?
(a) 1995.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2002.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who formed the The Central Asia Institute as an American non-profit organization along with Greg Mortenson?

3. K2 is located among what mountain range?

4. 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?

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

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