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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the magnitude of the Kashmir earthquake?
(a) 7.6.
(b) 7.1.
(c) 8.5.
(d) 6.2.

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

3. As part of his duties, Kolenda set out to calm the violence in the area not with force, but by engaging in ___________ with the village elders.
(a) Jirgas.
(b) Prajnana.
(c) Nishta.
(d) Brahma.

4. Before Mortenson and his team could complete the final leg of their journey in Part 3: Chapter 14, Mortenson learned that _________ wanted to have lunch with him in three days.
(a) The King of Pakistan.
(b) The Prime Minister of Afghanistan.
(c) The President of Pakistan.
(d) The Prime Minister of Pakistan.

5. How long after returning home from the hospital was Sarfraz back in Azad Kashmir in Part 2: Chapter 10?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 24 hours.

6. Mortenson met Wakil Karimi when he began checking into _________.
(a) The Betty Ford Clinic.
(b) The Peace Gust House.
(c) Dentists Offices.
(d) Insane Assylums.

7. What occupation did Wakil Karimi hold when Mortenson met him?
(a) Airplane pilot.
(b) Hotel clerk.
(c) Cook.
(d) Cab driver.

8. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Mortenson's daughter asked a simple question which led to CAI sending thousands of ___________ to Pakistani schools.
(a) Chalkboards.
(b) Jump ropes.
(c) Crayons.
(d) Books.

9. Central Asia Institute was the first organization to rebuild earthquake resistant schools in Azad Kashmir when?
(a) September, 2002.
(b) May, 2003.
(c) April, 2000.
(d) November, 2006.

10. In what village was the Government Boys' Degree High School located?
(a) Patika.
(b) Rudbar.
(c) Karokh.
(d) Chiras.

11. What profession does Greg Mortonson's wife hold?
(a) Clinical psychologist.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Physical trainer.
(d) Teacher.

12. Mortenson met Wakil Karimi in what year?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2002.

13. How many provinces make up Afghanistan?
(a) 19.
(b) 34.
(c) 47.
(d) 8.

14. After how long of a journey was Sarfraz finally returned to Pakistan where he underwent surgery in Part 2: Chapter 10?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 10 days.

15. What is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the Islamic month for fasting?
(a) Ramadan.
(b) Rajab.
(c) Muḥarram.
(d) Shawwāl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wakil Karimi grow up?

2. When did Mortenson make a scathing speech at the Pentagon?

3. In Part 3: Chapter 14, Mortenson was hoping to get to what village of the Kirghiz people for the first time?

4. What is the capital of Pakistan?

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

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