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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Taliban rise to power by defeating their mujahadeen rivals and seizing control of Kandahar, spreading east?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1995.

2. When Prince Charles of Britain and his wife visited the school at Patika, Chaudry did not mention whose help in the rebuilding of the schools?
(a) CAI's.
(b) KGB's.
(c) NRA's.
(d) FBI's.

3. What is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious?
(a) Madrasah.
(b) Nargileh.
(c) Alhandullellah.
(d) Lahmu.

4. What village council or meeting must take place whenever a major decision is to be made within or for the people of a village in Afghanistan?
(a) Jirga.
(b) Khost.
(c) Karokh.
(d) Balkh.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Greg Mortenson first meet Sarfraz Khan?

2. What refers to an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions to cover their bodies in public places?

3. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's daughter?

4. Under Taliban law, girls were allowed neither to work nor to be educated after the age of what?

5. What kind of missionaries were Greg Mortenson's parents?

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