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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 village council or meeting must take place whenever a major decision is to be made within or for the people of a village in Afghanistan?
(a) Karokh.
(b) Jirga.
(c) Balkh.
(d) Khost.

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

3. What United States President signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Gerald Ford.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

4. In the spring of 2005, Mortenson returned to Afghanistan to visit the newly finished school located in _________.
(a) Badakshan.
(b) Sindand.
(c) Mirabad.
(d) Khanabad.

5. When did the Soviet war in Afghanistan begin?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1988.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Kirghiz leader did Mortenson meet in Part 1: Chapter 6?

2. K2 is located among what mountain range?

3. What does the word "taliban" mean in Arabic?

4. What is an international service-learning program sponsored by the Central Asia Institute that "helps educate American children about the world to show them they can make a difference one penny at a time"?

5. What is the largest branch of Islam?

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