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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. Under what Soviet leader did the Soviet war in Afghanistan come to an end?
(a) Nikolai Podgorny.
(b) Mikhail Gorbachev.
(c) Georgy Malenkov.
(d) Vladimir Lenin.

2. What is the capital of Afghanistan?
(a) Kabul.
(b) Ashkasham.
(c) Dorufchah.
(d) Khandud.

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

4. When did the Iranian Revolution take place?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1966.

5. When was Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time first published?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2006.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose support would Mortenson have to gain in Badakshan in Part 1: Chapter 4?

3. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was formed after the Saur Revolution which took place in what year?

4. Ariana Afghan Airlines was established when?

5. When did the War in Afghanistan begin with the United States invasion?

(see the answer key)

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