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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the remote mountainous section of Afghanistan where the Kirghiz people live?
(a) The Firishta Corridor.
(b) The Pashtun Corridor.
(c) The Wakhan Corridor.
(d) The Durrani Corridor.

2. When it was first established, 49% of Ariana Afghan Airlines was owned by what company?
(a) Ford Motor Company.
(b) Boeing.
(c) Pan American World Airways.
(d) Halliburton.

3. When did Greg Mortenson first meet Sarfraz Khan?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2002.

4. What kind of missionaries were Greg Mortenson's parents?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Christian.
(c) Athiest.
(d) Mormon.

5. From what country is it the most hazardous to reach K2?
(a) India.
(b) United States.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What word, translated as "way" or "path" refers to the code of conduct or religious law of Islam?

3. Who formed the The Central Asia Institute as an American non-profit organization along with Greg Mortenson?

4. What name refers to an Afghan freedom fighter?

5. What Bantu language did Greg Mortenson learn fluently as a child?

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