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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 Soviet war in Afghanistan end?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1989.
(d) 2000.
2. What does NGO stand for?
(a) Normal government operations.
(b) National government operation.
(c) Non-governmental organization.
(d) Native governmental order.
3. In Part 1: Chapter 5, due to having just received a flood of donations, where was CAI able to agree to build a school to appease Sadhar?
(a) Jalalabad.
(b) Samangan.
(c) Baharak.
(d) Taloqan.
4. What young orphan who was talented at fixing cars did Mortenson want to help in Part 1: Chapter 5?
(a) Ashiqullah.
(b) Akbar.
(c) Asslam.
(d) Abdul.
5. Who is the spiritual leader of the Taliban movement that operates in Afghanistan?
(a) Mohammed Farkhar.
(b) Hokumati Azraw.
(c) Mohammed Omar.
(d) Hokumati Darvishan.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did the Soviet war in Afghanistan begin?
2. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's sister, in whose memory he sought to climb K2?
3. Where did Mortenson spend his early childhood and adolescence?
4. What is the capital of Afghanistan?
5. In addition to opiates, Afghanistan is also the largest producer of what drug in the world?
Short Essay Questions
1. How and when did the Taliban rise to power in Afghanistan? What laws did they enact?
2. What orphan did Mortenson meet in Part 1: Chapter 5? What impact did he have on the author?
3. What obstacles did CAI face in building within Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 5?
4. How did Sarfraz Khan prove to be an asset to Mortenson in Part 1: Chapters 3 and 4?
5. How was Baharak described in Mortenson's trip in Part 1: Chapter 4?
6. What events inspired the formation of CAI?
7. What obstacles for Mortenson are presented in Part 1: Chapters 3 and 4?
8. What did Mortenson learn from the children he passed traveling to Faizabad in Part 1: Chapter 6?
9. What does CAI specialize in? Why?
10. Why did Mortenson not refuse the nearly impossible task of building a school in the Wakhan Corridor?
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