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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) Rickets.
(b) Gout.
(c) Yellow Fever.
(d) Smallpox.

3. Faizabad is the provincial capital and largest city in what province?
(a) Baghlan Province.
(b) Balkh Province.
(c) Badakhshan Province.
(d) Bamyan Province.

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

5. How old was Greg Mortenson when his family moved to Minnesota in the 1970s?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 9.

6. K2 is located among what mountain range?
(a) Toba Kakar Range.
(b) Kirthar Range.
(c) Hindu Kush Range.
(d) Karakoram Range.

7. In 2007, what percent of the opiates on the world market originated in Afghanistan?
(a) 58.
(b) 83.
(c) 92.
(d) 68.

8. What is the world's highest mountain?
(a) Mt. Kilimanjaro.
(b) Mt. Whitney.
(c) Mt. McKinley.
(d) Mount Everest.

9. When was Greg Mortenson born?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1953.

10. What is the approximate population of Faizabad?
(a) 165,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 215,000.
(d) 120,000.

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

12. Who is the spiritual leader of the Taliban movement that operates in Afghanistan?
(a) Mohammed Farkhar.
(b) Hokumati Darvishan.
(c) Hokumati Azraw.
(d) Mohammed Omar.

13. When was Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time first published?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2006.

14. When did the Iranian Revolution take place?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1966.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sarfraz was diligent about Mortenson's safety and would often hire and fire what on a whim?

2. 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"?

3. When did the Soviet war in Afghanistan begin?

4. Into what areas does CAI specialize in going into first to establish schools?

5. What is the second largest branch of Islam?

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