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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. What is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king"?
(a) Maharaja.
(b) Jagrat.
(c) Tirtha.
(d) Bandha.

2. What word, translated as "way" or "path" refers to the code of conduct or religious law of Islam?
(a) Zoroaster.
(b) Parcham.
(c) Khosrau.
(d) Sharia.

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

4. CAI reports that as of 2010, it has overseen the building of how many schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan?
(a) 49.
(b) 394.
(c) 228.
(d) 171.

5. What former mujahadeen commander was in charge of the Border Security Force in eastern Badakshan in Part 1: Chapter 6?
(a) Wohid Khan.
(b) Sadhar Khan.
(c) Sarfraz Khan.
(d) Wakil Karimi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river is formed by the junction of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers?

2. Kunar Province is located in what region of Afghanistan?

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

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

5. Kunar Province borders what province to the south?

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