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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 6, Mortenson traveled with his bookkeeper in the Wakhan to Baharak shortly after following the publication of an article from what publication, claiming an American soldier flushed the Koran down a toilet?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) The L.A. Times.
(c) The Wall Street Journal.
(d) Time.

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

3. What does the word "taliban" mean in Arabic?
(a) Students.
(b) Rulers.
(c) Almighty.
(d) Rebels.

4. What is a non-written ethical code and traditional lifestyle which the indigenous Pashtun people from Afghanistan and Pakistan follow?
(a) Sangin.
(b) Qaravol.
(c) Qarqin.
(d) Pashtunwali.

5. Where was Sarfraz Khan shot and permanently disfigured while in the military?
(a) His spine.
(b) His face.
(c) His leg.
(d) His hand.

6. When was Pakistan struck by a major earthquake in the narrative?
(a) May 14, 1997.
(b) April 1, 2000.
(c) June 27, 2003.
(d) October 8, 2005.

7. When did the Soviet war in Afghanistan end?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1989.

8. What does NGO stand for?
(a) National government operation.
(b) Non-governmental organization.
(c) Normal government operations.
(d) Native governmental order.

9. 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. Ashraf Ghani.
(b) Dr. Suraya Dalil.
(c) Mohammad Mustafa Mastoor.
(d) Farooq Wardak.

10. Sarfraz was pathological about avoiding letting anyone know what in Part 1: Chapter 5?
(a) His true religion.
(b) Where his family lived.
(c) When his birthdays was.
(d) Where they were traveling.

11. When did the Taliban rise to power by defeating their mujahadeen rivals and seizing control of Kandahar, spreading east?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1998.

12. What is the peak elevation of K2?
(a) 28,251 feet.
(b) 19,470 feet.
(c) 14,411 feet.
(d) 14,496 feet.

13. In addition to opiates, Afghanistan is also the largest producer of what drug in the world?
(a) Mescaline.
(b) LSD.
(c) Hashish.
(d) Cocaine.

14. What name refers to an Afghan freedom fighter?
(a) Merhaba.
(b) Mamoul.
(c) Mujahadeen.
(d) Muttawa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Greg Mortenson when his family moved to Minnesota in the 1970s?

2. As CAI built a school in Baharak, who began moving into the Wakhan and negotiating contracts with villages there to begin building schools?

3. Along what dangerous road through the Khyber Pass did Greg Mortenson first enter Afghanistan?

4. Greg Mortenson's unique team of local employees was referred to as______________,

5. Into what village was Greg Mortenson taken and nursed back to health following his attempt at K2?

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