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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pass between northern Pakistan and the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan is extremely remote and often closed off for six months or more during the winter due to heavy snows?
(a) The Irshad Pass.
(b) The Darzab Pass.
(c) The Tagao Pass.
(d) The Gereshk Pass.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 5, CAI had just received a flood of donations due to an article that appeared in what periodical?
(a) Parade Magazine.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) Newsweek Magazine.
(d) The New York Times.

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

4. 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) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) The L.A. Times.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Time.

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

6. What is the name of the Islamic holy book?
(a) Koran.
(b) Talmud.
(c) Torah.
(d) Bible.

7. What is the largest branch of Islam?
(a) Sunni Islam.
(b) Shia Islam.
(c) Sokkar Islam.
(d) Shukran Islam.

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

9. What is the approximate population of Faizabad?
(a) 165,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 120,000.
(d) 215,000.

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

11. When it was first established, 49% of Ariana Afghan Airlines was owned by what company?
(a) Halliburton.
(b) Pan American World Airways.
(c) Boeing.
(d) Ford Motor Company.

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

13. Where did Greg Mortenson earn a bachelor's degree in liberal studies and an associate's degree in nursing?
(a) The University of Kansas.
(b) The University of Montana.
(c) The University of Minnesota.
(d) The University of South Dakota.

14. Ariana Afghan Airlines was established when?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1973.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Opium production in Afghanistan has been on the rise since the United States occupation started in what year?

2. What United States President signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul?

3. Where was Sarfraz Khan shot and permanently disfigured while in the military?

4. When did Greg Mortenson begin his first trip into Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 3?

5. Who does the author claim in Part 1: Chapter 5 was not above taking a profit from the sale of opium in his community but would take the money and use it to better the lives of his own people?

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