View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda taken against the United States?
(a) July 4, 2000.
(b) October 31, 2000.
(c) September 11, 2001.
(d) December 31, 1999.

2. Sarfraz was pathological about avoiding letting anyone know what in Part 1: Chapter 5?
(a) His true religion.
(b) Where his family lived.
(c) When his birthdays was.
(d) Where they were traveling.

3. When did the War in Afghanistan begin with the United States invasion?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1998.

4. When did Greg Mortenson begin his first trip into Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 3?
(a) June, 2001.
(b) May, 2000.
(c) March, 2002.
(d) December, 2001.

5. What is the peak elevation of K2?
(a) 14,496 feet.
(b) 19,470 feet.
(c) 14,411 feet.
(d) 28,251 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What area of around 367,000 square miles that overlaps the mountains of four countries of Southeast Asia (Burma, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand) is one of Asia's two main illicit opium-producing areas?

2. Into what village was Greg Mortenson taken and nursed back to health following his attempt at K2?

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

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

5. How old was Greg Mortenson when his family moved to Minnesota in the 1970s?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 199 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample