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

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

3. When did the fall of the communist Mohammad Najibullah-regime take place?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1984.

4. Who is the spiritual leader of the Taliban movement that operates in Afghanistan?
(a) Mohammed Omar.
(b) Hokumati Azraw.
(c) Hokumati Darvishan.
(d) Mohammed Farkhar.

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

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. What name refers to an Afghan freedom fighter?

4. When it was first established, 49% of Ariana Afghan Airlines was owned by what company?

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

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