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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Grove of Ascetics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of anthropologist is Anil?
(a) Forensic.
(b) Linguistic.
(c) Cultural.
(d) Medical.

2. How many years did Palipana study the graffiti at Sigiriya?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 17 years.

3. What was the occupation of Sarath's father?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Professor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Archaeologist.

4. In "The Grove of Ascetics," who was the epigraphist who wrestled archaeological authority away from the Europeans?
(a) Hultzsch.
(b) Palipana.
(c) Sircar.
(d) Aiyar.

5. In "The Grove of Ascetics," what date does Anil give to the cache of bones where Sailor was found?
(a) 19th century.
(b) 9th century.
(c) 11 century.
(d) 18th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Anil's parents die?

2. In "Sarath," where is the rented house where Anil is staying?

3. When was the linguistic subtext that Palipana claimed to have been translated, but that seemed to be a fiction, supposed to have been written?

4. In "Sarath," how long is Anil supposed to work with an archaeologist in Colombo?

5. In "The Grove of Ascetics," where did a Sri Lankan translate rock graffiti?

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