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

2. What is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious?
(a) Madrasah.
(b) Alhandullellah.
(c) Nargileh.
(d) Lahmu.

3. Greg Mortenson's unique team of local employees was referred to as______________,
(a) The Dirty Dozen.
(b) The Fab Five.
(c) The Great Eight.
(d) The Live Five.

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

5. When did the Taliban rise to power by defeating their mujahadeen rivals and seizing control of Kandahar, spreading east?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1998.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Greg Mortenson serve in the U.S. Army after high school?

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. Where did Mortenson spend his early childhood and adolescence?

4. What does NGO stand for?

5. When was Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time first published?

(see the answer key)

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