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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Camoens turn to secularism?
(a) another path would require to much sacrifice
(b) in order to spite his mother
(c) any other path would lead to sectarian violence
(d) the greed of organized religion

2. What drove a wedge between the between Epifania and her husband and polarized their sons?
(a) Francisco da Gama's scientific experiments
(b) Francisco da Gama's strange architecture preferences
(c) Francisco da Gama's religious fanatacism
(d) Francisco da Gama's Indian nationalism

3. What changes Camoens from Gandhi to Nehru?
(a) Nehru's time spent in prison
(b) British acceptance of Gandhi
(c) business, technology, progress, and modernity
(d) Nehru's simple dress in a white sheet

4. To what does Moraes refer to as the sub-condiment?
(a) India, exploited for its spices
(b) spices kept under the table
(c) inferior quality spices
(d) the spice trail from China

5. How does Moraes identify his family?
(a) as a family of many different ethnic backgrounds
(b) as great people who administered charties
(c) as heirs to the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama
(d) as frauds claiming to be what they are not

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Moraes Zogoiby on the run?

2. What happens in the house after Epifania dies?

3. Who is the person he begins his narrative with?

4. With whom does Epifania conspire to gain control of the family business?

5. How did the people of Bombay regard Aurora da Gama?

(see the answer key)

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