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

2. What does the word "taliban" mean in Arabic?
(a) Almighty.
(b) Students.
(c) Rebels.
(d) Rulers.

3. What Bantu language did Greg Mortenson learn fluently as a child?
(a) Latin.
(b) Swahili.
(c) Arabic.
(d) Farsi.

4. What refers to an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions to cover their bodies in public places?
(a) Kimono.
(b) Moo-moo.
(c) Robe.
(d) Burqa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. K2 is located among what mountain range?

2. When were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda taken against the United States?

3. Where did Mortenson spend his early childhood and adolescence?

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

5. What word, translated as "way" or "path" refers to the code of conduct or religious law of Islam?

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