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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term is prevalently used as an euphemism for civilian casualties of a military action?
(a) Collateral damage.
(b) Deaths of innocents.
(c) Accidental mortality.
(d) Commoners passing.

2. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's wife?
(a) Sara Mortenson.
(b) Sara Darsney.
(c) Tara Mortenson.
(d) Tara Bishop.

3. Kashmir lies in the area of collision of the Eurasian and what tectonic plates?
(a) Indian.
(b) Australian.
(c) Juan de Fuca.
(d) Pacific.

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

5. Approximately how many casualties were there from the Kashmir earthquake?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 79,000.
(c) 35,000.
(d) 120,000.

6. In addition to the Government Boys' Degree High School, what other school was completely demolished by the Kashmir earthquake in Patika?
(a) Danse Orientale Primary School for Girls.
(b) Gundi Piran Higher Secondary School for Girls.
(c) Zambra Mora Primary School for Girls.
(d) Shoe Ismack or Ismack Eh School for Girls.

7. What is a 500 mile mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan?
(a) Arma.
(b) Pamir.
(c) Hindu Kush.
(d) Salang.

8. In Part 2: Chapter 10, Sarfraz underwent surgery for what?
(a) Broken foot.
(b) Brain cancer.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Abscessed gall bladder and liver.

9. How many people in Afghanistan were reported killed by the Kashmir earthquake?
(a) 157.
(b) 541.
(c) 4.
(d) 1,248.

10. 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) Prajnana.
(b) Jirgas.
(c) Nishta.
(d) Brahma.

11. Kunar Province borders what province to the north?
(a) Kandahar Province.
(b) Nuristan Province.
(c) Zabul Province.
(d) Nangarhar Province.

12. What was the second most affected district by the Kashmir earthquake, accounting for 15% of the total casualties?
(a) Marhaba.
(b) Heyya.
(c) Bagh.
(d) Shukran.

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

14. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's daughter?
(a) Yagana.
(b) Shararah.
(c) Amira.
(d) Paymaneh.

15. What is the capital of Pakistan?
(a) Islamabad.
(b) Rawalpindi.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Gujranwala.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what small village did Kolenda learn that the people desperately wanted a school for their children in Part 3: Chapter 12?

2. What profession does Greg Mortonson's wife hold?

3. Where was LTC Chris Kolenda stationed when he wrote to Greg Mortenson?

4. When was the first school in the Kunar Province completed in Part 3: Chapter 13?

5. In what village did Mortenson notice that many of the children were not attending classes in Part 2: Chapter 9?

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