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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the largest branch of Islam?
(a) Sokkar Islam.
(b) Sunni Islam.
(c) Shukran Islam.
(d) Shia Islam.

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

3. In Part 2: Chapter 10, ____________ and his principal continued to teach out of tents in Patika, after growing weary of the promises of aid workers and government agents who failed to follow through?
(a) Krakauer.
(b) Chaudry.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Omar.

4. What does the word "taliban" mean in Arabic?
(a) Rebels.
(b) Students.
(c) Rulers.
(d) Almighty.

5. What refers to the Hindko speaking community who belong to the Hazara region of Pakistan?
(a) Dajaaj.
(b) Hazarewal.
(c) Sokkar.
(d) Muezzin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Panjdeh Incident take place?

2. In Sarhad, Mortenson was touched by the excitement of the students, especially a young girl who had been left disabled due to what disease?

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. For how long did Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time remain on the New York Times Best Seller List?

5. What refers to the military border between the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir?

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