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

2. When was Pakistan struck by a major earthquake in the narrative?
(a) October 8, 2005.
(b) June 27, 2003.
(c) May 14, 1997.
(d) April 1, 2000.

3. What is the name given to one of Asia's two principal areas of illicit opium production, located at the crossroads of Central, South, and Western Asia?
(a) The Brown Octogon.
(b) The Red Square.
(c) The Silver Wedge.
(d) The Golden Crescent.

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) Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam.
(b) Sitara-i-Imtiaz.
(c) Hilal-e-Shujaat.
(d) Nishan-e-Pakistan.

5. In Part 1: Chapter 5, due to having just received a flood of donations, where was CAI able to agree to build a school to appease Sadhar?
(a) Jalalabad.
(b) Baharak.
(c) Taloqan.
(d) Samangan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Iranian Revolution take place?

2. What is a non-written ethical code and traditional lifestyle which the indigenous Pashtun people from Afghanistan and Pakistan follow?

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

4. When did Greg Mortenson begin his first trip into Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 3?

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

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