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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an international service-learning program sponsored by the Central Asia Institute that "helps educate American children about the world to show them they can make a difference one penny at a time"?
(a) All My Pennies.
(b) It Makes Cents.
(c) Pennies for Peace.
(d) Cents for Change.

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

3. Into what village was Greg Mortenson taken and nursed back to health following his attempt at K2?
(a) Sadiqabad.
(b) Khuzdar.
(c) Peshawar.
(d) Korphe.

4. What minister of finance told Mortenson of Afghanistan's overwhelming need for money and the lack of funds received as promised from the American government in Part 1: Chapter 3?
(a) Dr. Ashraf Ghani.
(b) Dr. Suraya Dalil.
(c) Farooq Wardak.
(d) Mohammad Mustafa Mastoor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. K2 is located among what mountain range?

2. Into what areas does CAI specialize in going into first to establish schools?

3. What is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east?

4. What reconstruction authority was made by the military regime to accommodate the retired high military officials while keeping the command of the reconstruction and rehabilitation authority directly under the military in Pakistan?

5. What Kirghiz leader did Mortenson meet in Part 1: Chapter 6?

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