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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 15-17 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what village was Greg Mortenson taken and nursed back to health following his attempt at K2?
(a) Sadiqabad.
(b) Peshawar.
(c) Korphe.
(d) Khuzdar.

2. Where was LTC Chris Kolenda stationed when he wrote to Greg Mortenson?
(a) Faryab Province, Afghanistan.
(b) Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
(c) Samangan Province, Afghanistan.
(d) Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

3. When was Admiral Mike Mullen born?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1938.

4. What respected mountaineer and friend of Greg Mortenson wrote an email which was subsequently turned into an exclusive article as a response to the allegations against Mortenson?
(a) Jon Krakauer.
(b) Tara Bishop.
(c) Shaukat Ali Chaudry.
(d) Scott Darsney.

5. Greg Mortenson's unique team of local employees was referred to as______________,
(a) The Great Eight.
(b) The Dirty Dozen.
(c) The Live Five.
(d) The Fab Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after returning home from the hospital was Sarfraz back in Azad Kashmir in Part 2: Chapter 10?

2. 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?

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

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

5. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's daughter?

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