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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Partition of India take place?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1950.

2. When Prince Charles of Britain and his wife visited the school at Patika, Chaudry did not mention whose help in the rebuilding of the schools?
(a) KGB's.
(b) NRA's.
(c) CAI's.
(d) FBI's.

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

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

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

6. On what date did Prince Charles of Britain and his wife visit the school at Patika in Part 2: Chapter 11?
(a) February 10, 2005.
(b) March 26, 2007.
(c) May 19, 2003.
(d) November 1, 2006.

7. When was the first school in the Kunar Province completed in Part 3: Chapter 13?
(a) September, 2008.
(b) April, 2009.
(c) October, 2005.
(d) July, 2006.

8. When did Mortenson suffer a panic attack in Part 2: Chapter 11?
(a) July, 2004.
(b) June, 2005.
(c) November, 2007.
(d) March, 2004.

9. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Sarfraz convinced Mortenson and the CAI to help provide what to remote places and schools?
(a) Water.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Internet connections.
(d) Firewood.

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

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

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

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

14. What involves actions taken by the recognized government of a nation to contain or quell an insurgency taken up against it?
(a) Oppression.
(b) Counter-insurgency.
(c) Rebellion.
(d) Revolt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Central Asia Institute was the first organization to rebuild earthquake resistant schools in Azad Kashmir when?

2. Where was Greg Mortenson when he received word of the devastating earthquake in Pakistan?

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.

4. What ex-Taliban member taught at the Government Boys' Degree High School?

5. After his surgery, Mortenson ordered Sarfraz to take how long off work in Part 2: Chapter 10?

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