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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 5-6.

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 did Greg Mortenson attempt to climb K2, leading to events that would inspire CAI?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1996.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 5, CAI had just received a flood of donations due to an article that appeared in what periodical?
(a) Parade Magazine.
(b) Newsweek Magazine.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

4. Where did Greg Mortenson earn a bachelor's degree in liberal studies and an associate's degree in nursing?
(a) The University of Montana.
(b) The University of Kansas.
(c) The University of Minnesota.
(d) The University of South Dakota.

5. 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) Samangan.
(b) Baharak.
(c) Jalalabad.
(d) Taloqan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the fall of the communist Mohammad Najibullah-regime take place?

2. What United States President signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul?

3. What did Greg Mortenson hire Sarfraz Khan to be for him in Part 1: Chapter 4?

4. 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"?

5. 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?

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