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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sir Colin Campbell lead?
(a) The Rebel's March.
(b) The Protest of Rights.
(c) The March of Men.
(d) The Great Mutiny.

2. What surrounded Jeypore?
(a) A marsh.
(b) A field of wheat.
(c) A river.
(d) A wall.

3. Who did Ramzam work for?
(a) A dark priest.
(b) A queen.
(c) A Rajah.
(d) The prince.

4. What did Twain use for transportation in India after seeing the Taj Mahal?
(a) A hand cart.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A camel.
(d) A river boat.

5. Why did Twain not see everything he wanted in Calcutta?
(a) They ran out of money.
(b) They didn't have enough time.
(c) He had to get to a lecture site.
(d) He was sick.

6. What confused Twain about Manuel?
(a) His bad manners.
(b) His Spanish name.
(c) His clothing.
(d) His French accent.

7. What month did Twain leave Calcutta?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) May.
(d) July.

8. What did Twain cite to describe the Taj Mahal?
(a) His wife's journal.
(b) His journal.
(c) A guidebook.
(d) An encyclopedia.

9. What kind of town did Twain say Durban was?
(a) Confused.
(b) Proper.
(c) Strange.
(d) Clean.

10. Who did Twain lecture to in Baroda?
(a) The chief judge.
(b) The princess.
(c) The prince.
(d) The women's council.

11. What country did Twain say was the most extraordinary?
(a) Sri Lanka.
(b) India.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Italy.

12. Where did Twain stay in Darjeeling?
(a) A palace.
(b) A train station.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A flat.

13. How long was the layover on the way to Benares?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

14. What happened a year after Twain visited India?
(a) A flood.
(b) A famine.
(c) A fire.
(d) A plague.

15. What was Ochterlony?
(a) A mosque.
(b) A monument.
(c) A temple.
(d) A statue.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Twain stay in Madras?

2. What animal was the British government trying to control in India?

3. What ocean was Mauritius on the shore of?

4. Why did the people in Benares bathe in the river?

5. What kind of temples were in Benares?

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