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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. When it was first established, 49% of Ariana Afghan Airlines was owned by what company?
(a) Boeing.
(b) Ford Motor Company.
(c) Halliburton.
(d) Pan American World Airways.

2. 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) It Makes Cents.
(b) Pennies for Peace.
(c) All My Pennies.
(d) Cents for Change.

3. What did Greg Mortenson hire Sarfraz Khan to be for him in Part 1: Chapter 4?
(a) Remote project director.
(b) Head of construction.
(c) Transportation manager.
(d) Carpenter.

4. What United States President signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Gerald Ford.

5. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was formed after the Saur Revolution which took place in what year?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1978.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the word "taliban" mean in Arabic?

3. Who is the spiritual leader of the Taliban movement that operates in Afghanistan?

4. When did the Soviet war in Afghanistan end?

5. What minister of finance told Mortenson of Afghanistan's overwhelming need for money and the lack of funds received as promised from the American government in Part 1: Chapter 3?

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