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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What ex-Taliban member taught at the Government Boys' Degree High School?
(a) Abdul Rashid Khan.
(b) Farrukh Seir.
(c) Mohammed Omar.
(d) Shaukat Ali Chaudry.

3. 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) Balkh.
(b) Karokh.
(c) Khost.
(d) Jirga.

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

5. Along what dangerous road through the Khyber Pass did Greg Mortenson first enter Afghanistan?
(a) Sabah al Khair Highway.
(b) Grand Trunk Highway.
(c) Samak Highway.
(d) Ouled Nail Highway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Central Asia Institute was the first organization to rebuild earthquake resistant schools in Azad Kashmir when?

2. What refers to the military border between the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir?

3. When were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda taken against the United States?

4. When did Greg Mortenson first meet Sarfraz Khan?

5. Under what Soviet leader did the Soviet war in Afghanistan come to an end?

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