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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Bachelor of Powalgarh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What difference is there between the kills of man-eating tigers and man-eating leopards?
(a) The leopards eat less of the victim.
(b) None of the above.
(c) The tigers kill during the day and the leopards at night.
(d) The tigers remove their victims from the kill site.

2. Who was Robin amongst the litter?
(a) The only one with no white on him.
(b) The smallest and thinnest.
(c) The largest and most aggressive.
(d) The only one left.

3. What does Corbett unsuccessfully do to try and locate the wounded Bachelor of Powalgarh in dense bushes?
(a) Shoot into the bushes with small shotgun shot.
(b) Light a fire that would creep across the area.
(c) Drive monkeys into the area.
(d) Send for Robin.

4. What does Corbett finally kill the bear they chase with?
(a) A hunting knife.
(b) A shot to the head.
(c) An axe.
(d) A large rock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Corbett learn of the location of the Bachelor of Powalgarh when he starts to pursue him?

2. Who comes to visit Corbett as soon as he arrives on the scene to hunt the Chowgarh tigers?

3. Where does Corbett first see the Bachelor of Powalgarh?

4. Why do leopards, who are to a certain extent scavengers, become man-eaters?

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

(see the answer key)

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