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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Champawat Man-Eater.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Corbett find when he goes to investigate a report of a tiger killing a cow in a village near to Champawat?
(a) A cow killed by a leopard.
(b) Evidence that it was the man-eater tigress.
(c) Indication it was one of the man-eater tigress's cubs.
(d) No information that could explain what happened.

2. What connects the appearance of man-eating leopards to disease epidemics?
(a) The change in livestock management.
(b) The human population is easier prey.
(c) None of the above.
(d) One of the Hindu traditions of disposing of the dead.

3. What does Corbet wedge into his door to get ventilation but keep the tiger out?
(a) His saddle and gun.
(b) Thorn bushes.
(c) Chairs.
(d) A weaving loom.

4. When do tigers sometimes hunt people?
(a) After they have been shot at by hunters.
(b) When people start to work in their territory.
(c) When their diet is low in salt.
(d) When they are compelled to through stress of circumstance.

5. Which of the following, according to Corbett, best characterizes a tiger?
(a) Instinctual and natural.
(b) Monarch of the forests.
(c) Large hearted gentleman with boundless courage.
(d) Aggressive and cruel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is something that the frequency with which a man-eater will kill depends on?

2. What was the total number of people the tigress of Muktesar ended up killing?

3. What does Corbett find is the cause of the Champawat tigress's need to hunt people?

4. What tactic does Corbett decide to try when pursuing the tigress of Champawat is unsuccessful?

5. What drove the tigress of Muktesar to start eating human flesh?

(see the answer key)

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