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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Chowgarh Tigers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Robin disappear?
(a) When all the other dogs swarm the leopard.
(b) When they can hear the leopard charging at them but can't see it.
(c) When all the men open fire.
(d) When the leopard swats him with a paw.

2. Which of the following is NOT something that a tiger depends on for the success of its attack when killing its prey?
(a) Speed.
(b) Condition of claws.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Condition of teeth.

3. What does Corbett say he has noted about the coats of man-eaters?
(a) They have all been remarkably fine.
(b) The tigers often have bald spots.
(c) They have a tendency to be mangy.
(d) They smell.

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

5. Where does Corbett spend his first night in pursuit of the Chowgrarh tiger?
(a) In a luxury tourist bungalow.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Up a tree.
(d) In the village square comforting the locals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What connects the appearance of man-eating leopards to disease epidemics?

2. Which of the following is NOT a natural circumstance which may incite any tiger to kill a human?

3. What difference is there between the kills of man-eating tigers and man-eating leopards?

4. What had killed the cow that Corbett investigates when looking for the Chowgarh man-eater?

5. When do tigers sometimes hunt people?

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