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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did the fall of the communist Mohammad Najibullah-regime take place?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1984.
2. What does the word "taliban" mean in Arabic?
(a) Rebels.
(b) Almighty.
(c) Rulers.
(d) Students.
3. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time was written by Greg Mortenson and what author?
(a) Stieg Larsson.
(b) Karl Marlantes.
(c) Jonathan Franzen.
(d) David Oliver Relin.
4. As CAI built a school in Baharak, who began moving into the Wakhan and negotiating contracts with villages there to begin building schools?
(a) Wakil Karimi.
(b) Shaukat Ali Chaudry.
(c) Sarfraz Khan.
(d) Ashraf Ghani.
5. When were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda taken against the United States?
(a) September 11, 2001.
(b) October 31, 2000.
(c) July 4, 2000.
(d) December 31, 1999.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did the Panjdeh Incident take place?
2. In Sarhad, Mortenson was touched by the excitement of the students, especially a young girl who had been left disabled due to what disease?
3. What is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious?
4. Sarfraz was diligent about Mortenson's safety and would often hire and fire what on a whim?
5. In the spring of 2005, Mortenson returned to Afghanistan to visit the newly finished school located in _________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What events inspired the formation of CAI?
2. Why did Mortenson not refuse the nearly impossible task of building a school in the Wakhan Corridor?
3. What important elements are introduced in Part 1: Chapters 1 and 2 regarding the setting of the narrative?
4. What had led to a flood of donations for CAI in Part 1: Chapter 5? What did the money afford them the ability to build?
5. How did Sarfraz Khan prove to be an asset to Mortenson in Part 1: Chapters 3 and 4?
6. Where did Sarfraz Khan take Mortenson in Part 1: Chapter 2? Whom did they meet there?
7. How was Baharak described in Mortenson's trip in Part 1: Chapter 4?
8. What obstacles did CAI face in building within Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 5?
9. What was the impact of the Newsweek article in Part 1: Chapter 6? Where was Mortenson taken?
10. How and when did the Taliban rise to power in Afghanistan? What laws did they enact?
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