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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What minister of finance told Mortenson of Afghanistan's overwhelming need for money and the lack of funds received as promised from the American government in Part 1: Chapter 3?
(a) Dr. Suraya Dalil.
(b) Dr. Ashraf Ghani.
(c) Mohammad Mustafa Mastoor.
(d) Farooq Wardak.

2. What is the name of the remote mountainous section of Afghanistan where the Kirghiz people live?
(a) The Pashtun Corridor.
(b) The Durrani Corridor.
(c) The Firishta Corridor.
(d) The Wakhan Corridor.

3. When were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda taken against the United States?
(a) October 31, 2000.
(b) September 11, 2001.
(c) December 31, 1999.
(d) July 4, 2000.

4. K2 is located among what mountain range?
(a) Hindu Kush Range.
(b) Kirthar Range.
(c) Toba Kakar Range.
(d) Karakoram Range.

5. Sarfraz was diligent about Mortenson's safety and would often hire and fire what on a whim?
(a) Contractors.
(b) Drivers.
(c) Advisors.
(d) Assistants.

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

7. What is the world's highest mountain?
(a) Mt. Whitney.
(b) Mount Everest.
(c) Mt. Kilimanjaro.
(d) Mt. McKinley.

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

9. Whose support would Mortenson have to gain in Badakshan in Part 1: Chapter 4?
(a) Haji Kamran.
(b) Mohammed Omar.
(c) Sadhar Khan.
(d) Nazo Tokhi.

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

11. What kind of missionaries were Greg Mortenson's parents?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Mormon.
(c) Athiest.
(d) Christian.

12. Who formed the The Central Asia Institute as an American non-profit organization along with Greg Mortenson?
(a) Bill Gates.
(b) Helmut Reinhardt.
(c) Jean Hoerni.
(d) Hiroshi Fujikawa.

13. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was formed after the Saur Revolution which took place in what year?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1983.

14. When was Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time first published?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2000.

15. 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 Red Square.
(b) The Golden Crescent.
(c) The Silver Wedge.
(d) The Brown Octogon.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Panjdeh Incident take place?

2. Sarfraz was pathological about avoiding letting anyone know what in Part 1: Chapter 5?

3. What refers to the Hindko speaking community who belong to the Hazara region of Pakistan?

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

5. What is the official name used by the U.S. government for the War in Afghanistan, together with a number of smaller military actions, under the umbrella of the global "War on Terror"?

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