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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Opium production in Afghanistan has been on the rise since the United States occupation started in what year?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1998.

2. When did Greg Mortenson attempt to climb K2, leading to events that would inspire CAI?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1988.

3. What is a non-written ethical code and traditional lifestyle which the indigenous Pashtun people from Afghanistan and Pakistan follow?
(a) Qarqin.
(b) Qaravol.
(c) Sangin.
(d) Pashtunwali.

4. What is the highest of civil awards and decorations given by the Government of Pakistan for the highest degree of service to the country and nation of Pakistan?
(a) Nishan-e-Pakistan.
(b) Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam.
(c) Sitara-i-Imtiaz.
(d) Hilal-e-Shujaat.

5. Where are the headquarters of the Central Asia Institute?
(a) Boise, Idaho.
(b) Bellingham, Washington.
(c) Bozeman, Montana.
(d) Boulder, Colorado.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 2007, what percent of the opiates on the world market originated in Afghanistan?

3. 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?

4. Where did Greg Mortenson earn a bachelor's degree in liberal studies and an associate's degree in nursing?

5. When did the Panjdeh Incident take place?

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