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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. What is the official name used by the U.S. government for the War in Afghanistan, together with a number of smaller military actions, under the umbrella of the global "War on Terror"?
(a) Operation Golden Eagle.
(b) Operation Griffin.
(c) Operation Phoenix.
(d) Operation Enduring Freedom.

2. What Kirghiz leader did Mortenson meet in Part 1: Chapter 6?
(a) Sarfraz Khan.
(b) Wohid Khan.
(c) Sadhar Khan.
(d) Abdul Rashid Khan.

3. Where did Mortenson spend his early childhood and adolescence?
(a) Tanzania.
(b) Italy.
(c) Romania.
(d) Egypt.

4. When it was first established, 49% of Ariana Afghan Airlines was owned by what company?
(a) Pan American World Airways.
(b) Boeing.
(c) Halliburton.
(d) Ford Motor Company.

5. What name refers to an Afghan freedom fighter?
(a) Mamoul.
(b) Mujahadeen.
(c) Muttawa.
(d) Merhaba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river is formed by the junction of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers?

2. What did Greg Mortenson hire Sarfraz Khan to be for him in Part 1: Chapter 4?

3. Where are the headquarters of the Central Asia Institute?

4. What is the name of the remote mountainous section of Afghanistan where the Kirghiz people live?

5. Where did Greg Mortenson first meet Sarfraz Khan?

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