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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 serve in the U.S. Army after high school?
(a) Germany.
(b) Japan.
(c) Ecuador.
(d) Hawaii.

2. What does NGO stand for?
(a) Native governmental order.
(b) Non-governmental organization.
(c) National government operation.
(d) Normal government operations.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what areas does CAI specialize in going into first to establish schools?

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

3. When did Greg Mortenson first meet Sarfraz Khan?

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

5. 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"?

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