Can You Pass The G.K Quiz On Afghanistan?
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- 1.Which best describes the climate and landforms of Afghanistan?
- A.
Lush and tropical
- B.
Dry and mountainous
- C.
Cold and mountainous
- D.
Temperate and flat
- 2.Which best describes the the majority population of Afghanistan?
- A.
Desperately poor; struggling for basic needs
- B.
Middle class and well-educated
- C.
Poor, but basic needs provided by government
- D.
Uneducated, but middle class
- 3.Which assumption is true based on the selection?
- A.
US forces successfully eliminated the Taliban as a threat
- B.
US forces were no match for the Taliban
- C.
Us forces ousted the Taliban from power but they continue to be a threat
- D.
All Americans support the effort to eliminate the Taliban
- 4.Which of the following best supports the presidents postion on the Taliban?
- A.
Taliban forces must be driven out of Afghanistan because they support terrorists who target America
- B.
As long as the Taliban is not in charge of Afghanistan, they no longer pose a threat to Americans
- C.
Removing the Taliban from power in Afghanistan was the primary objective and no further action is needed
- D.
US troops should leave Afghanistan because we are stretched too thin with two overseas conflicts
- 5.What was the result of Mortenson's failed attempt to climb K2 in 1993?
- A.
He died from complications of a serious fall
- B.
He was forced to leave the country, never to return
- C.
He was caught in the crossfire of Taliban and US forces
- D.
He noticed the children's hunger to learn and vowed to build a school
- 6.Which of the following best describes the schools Mortenson saw in rural Afghanistan?
- A.
Well-built and well-supplied facilities of learning with few children in attendance
- B.
Makeshift and over-crowded schools with no supplies full of eager learners
- C.
Older buildings and supplies but generally in good repair and well-furnished
- D.
There were no schools at all because education was not valued by the people
- 7.Which of the following best describes the current government of Afghanistan?
- A.
A constitutional monarchy
- B.
An oligarchy
- C.
A Transitional democracy
- D.
A communist regime
- 8.What is the capital of Afghanistan?
- A.
Islamabad
- B.
Kabul
- C.
Jalalabad
- D.
Kandahar
- 9.Which mountain chain straddlespart of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border?
- A.
Himalayas
- B.
Karakoram Range
- C.
Hindu Kush
- D.
Pamir Range
- 10.According to the map, which kind of schools are in the province of Khost?
- A.
Only primary/middle school
- B.
Only high school
- C.
Both primary and high schools
- D.
No sch
- 11.How many high schools are represented in the Wahkan Corridor?
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- 12.In what kindof terrain are most of the schools located?
- A.
Flat, desert terrain
- B.
Mountainous terrain
- C.
Near lakes
- D.
Ocean coasts
- 13.Which Afghan cities are located near 34 degrees N latitude?
- A.
Kandahar and Farah
- B.
Kunar and Herat
- C.
Mazar-e Sharif and Baharak
- D.
Jalalaband and Kabul
- 14.Which best describes Afghanistan's history?
- A.
Tumultuous with many occupation by foreign powers and many bloody wars
- B.
Peaceful with a history of peaceful self rule and very little warfare
- C.
Short with only one hundred years of known history
- D.
Victorious and bloody with Afghanistan often conquering and ruling other lands
- 15.What power had control of Adghanistan before Alexander the Great?
- A.
Genghis Khan and the Mongols
- B.
The British Empire
- C.
The Persian Empire
- D.
The Soviet Union
- 16.Which foreign power occupied Afghanistan for much of the 1980s?
- A.
The Mongols
- B.
The British Empire
- C.
The Persian Empire
- D.
The Soviet Union
- 17.Forces led by which country helped free Afghanistan from Soviet occupation, and then ironically led an invasion of Afghanistan less than 12 years later?
- A.
United States
- B.
Great Britain
- C.
Soviet Union
- D.
Iraq
- 18.Look at the back of the magazine and answer the next three questions based upon it. Which of the following comes closest to stating the cartoon's message?
- A.
Catching Osama bin Laden will not be an easy task
- B.
Taking down the Taliban is an important job and the US must stay in Afghanistan until it is done
- C.
America faces huge obstacles in trying to bring democracy to Afghanistan and bring down the Taliban
- D.
The United States should pull all forces out og Afghanistan and take care of US soil
- 19.Which of the following describes a repressive government?
- A.
One in which citizens do not have freedoms and resistance is stopped by use of forces
- B.
One in which the citizens are well cared for by the government and given freedoms
- C.
One in which the citizens are not allowed to vote, but are allowed to speak their opinions about the government
- D.
One in which gov'tofficials are elected by the people and must answer to the people
- 20.The cartoon is called "The Game of War". Study the board, which is supposed to resemble a Monopoly board, for a minute. What do the first few spaces past the 'Start' space represent?
- A.
The main weapons in America's war on terror
- B.
American allies in America's War on Terror
- C.
Victories that America faced in trying to stop terrorism in Afghanistan
- D.
Obstacles that America faced in trying to stop terrorism in Afghanistan
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