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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 the official name used by the U.S. government for the War in Afghanistan, together with a number of smaller military actions, under the umbrella of the global "War on Terror"?
(a) Operation Phoenix.
(b) Operation Golden Eagle.
(c) Operation Enduring Freedom.
(d) Operation Griffin.

2. What is the name given to one of Asia's two principal areas of illicit opium production, located at the crossroads of Central, South, and Western Asia?
(a) The Silver Wedge.
(b) The Red Square.
(c) The Golden Crescent.
(d) The Brown Octogon.

3. What pass between northern Pakistan and the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan is extremely remote and often closed off for six months or more during the winter due to heavy snows?
(a) The Darzab Pass.
(b) The Irshad Pass.
(c) The Gereshk Pass.
(d) The Tagao Pass.

4. When were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda taken against the United States?
(a) December 31, 1999.
(b) September 11, 2001.
(c) October 31, 2000.
(d) July 4, 2000.

5. What former mujahadeen commander was in charge of the Border Security Force in eastern Badakshan in Part 1: Chapter 6?
(a) Wohid Khan.
(b) Sadhar Khan.
(c) Wakil Karimi.
(d) Sarfraz Khan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's sister, in whose memory he sought to climb K2?

2. What is the state capital of Kashmir?

3. When did Greg Mortenson first meet Sarfraz Khan?

4. Opium production in Afghanistan has been on the rise since the United States occupation started in what year?

5. What is the peak elevation of K2?

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