Afghanistan KWL Quiz

In every four children, how many would be involved in child labour?

1/4 (d)

What is the unemployment rate for Afganistan?

192 in the world (a)

What years were the Taliban active?

1996-2001 (b)

Till which year were the unemployment rates in modern Afghanistan stable?

2013 (d)

How old is Kabul?

3500 years (b)

Which is a true fact about Afghanistan?

Afghanistan borders Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan (a)

What languages did the Tajiks, Uzbeks, and Turkmen speak?

Dari-Persian languages (c)

What is the location of Kabul?

Eastern section of the country (a)

Which of the following social classes suffered from humiliated and were illiterate?

Hazaras (c)

Which pair of ethnic groups believed in the Shi'a side of Islam?

Hazaras and Tajiks (a)

Which of the following neighbors Afghanistan?

Iran (b)

What is the dominant religion in Afghanistan?

Islam (c)

What is the capital of Afghanistan?

Kabul (c)

What is the name of the entrance exam requited by Afghan schools for students trying to attend university?

Kankor (a)

Which King tried to improve education in Islam?

King Zahir Khan (a)

Which of the following did not impact the education in Afghanistan?

King Zahir Shah (a)/Dost Mohammed Khan (d)

Who implemented woman rights?

King Zahir Shah (a)/Mohammed Daoud Khan (c)

Which leader of Afghanistan not only heavily encouraged primary education, but also made education for women a priority?

Mohammed Daoud Khan (a)/King Zahir Shah (b)

Who was the first to improve the education system in Afghanistan?

Mohammed Daoud Khan (a)/King Zahir Shah (b)

Which social class is the highest social class?

Pashtuns (a)

What is the highest social class?

Pashtuns (b)

Which was the highest social class?

Pashtuns (c)

How did Pashtuns show they power to the other social classes?

Pashtuns caused massacre on others (b)

Which social class made up the majority of the population?

Pashtuns; highest class (a)

What is the form of government in Afghanistan?

Presidential Islamic Republic (a)

What is the dominant religion?

Sh'ia (b)/Sunni (c)

What is the law that Afghanistan follows that is made up of laws taken out from the Quran?

Sharia law (a)

Who took control of Kabul in December 1979?

Soviet Union (b)

Who are the middle class in Afghanistan?

Tajiks, Uzbeks, Turkmen (d)

About how many schools lacked the necessities needed for a proper education?

about 50% (c)

Living conditions in the 1960s were

better than present day (b)

Where is the Hindu Kush Mountain located?

between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan (a)

Kabul is the

capital of Afghanistan (c)

What were the living conditions in Afghanistan like during the 1960s?

children were able to be educated (a)

When was the Taliban formed?

during the Soviet War (a)

What were the women in Afghanistan banned from?

education, showing their ankles, working (d)

The group of Sunni Fundamentalists in Afghanistan called the Taliban did not do what?

encourage non-Islamic influence (d)

What is the main job occupation?

farmers (a)

Which is not an accurate description of living conditions in Afghanistan after the war?

had to learn to adapt to colder temperatures (a)

Who was Daoud Khan to Mohammed Zahir Shah?

his cousin (a)

Who overthrew Mohammed Zahir Shah as president?

his cousin (c)

What happened to the economy in Afghanistan during the Soviet Invasion?

infrastructure was destroyed (b)

What in Afghanistan did not occur as a result of the Soviet invasion?

infrastructure was greatly improved (d)

What type of government does Afghanistan have?

monarchy (c)

What did the Afghans live in?

mud houses (d)

What types of jobs did the Uzbeks, Tajiks, and Turkmen have?

sheep herding (a)

What were the Taliban known as?

the seekers (c)

What is not true about Afghanistan?

they had very good economy before the conflicts (a)

In Afghanistan, the Taliban were

unfair and unequal, enforced Islamic laws (d)

Why did the Afghan economy fall?

wars against the Soviet Union and Taliban (d)

How did the Taliban laws affect women's lives?

woman were banned from doing things such as work outisde the home or being treated by male doctors (a)