View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Greg Mortenson when his family moved to Minnesota in the 1970s?
(a) 9.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 12.

2. What refers to the military border between the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Point of No Return.
(b) Line of Control.
(c) Defense Wall.
(d) Hostility Line.

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

4. Where did Greg Mortenson first meet Sarfraz Khan?
(a) Herat.
(b) Paghman.
(c) Sheberghan.
(d) Zuudkhan.

5. What Bantu language did Greg Mortenson learn fluently as a child?
(a) Arabic.
(b) Swahili.
(c) Latin.
(d) Farsi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Islamic holy book?

2. When did Greg Mortenson first meet Sarfraz Khan?

3. In the spring of 2005, Mortenson returned to Afghanistan to visit the newly finished school located in _________.

4. Where are the headquarters of the Central Asia Institute?

5. What does the word "taliban" mean in Arabic?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 191 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample