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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 and 19, pp. 188-206.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Theroux know he had touched bottom while traveling by train?
(a) He was surrounded by locals.
(b) He was surrounded by hippies.
(c) He was surrounded by Americans.
(d) He was surrounded by Australians.

2. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?
(a) Shiva.
(b) Gautama Buddha.
(c) Lord Krishna.
(d) Ganesh.

3. What was the feast day of the saint to whom the Ceylonese were praying?
(a) September 28.
(b) November 1.
(c) October 28.
(d) October 15.

4. What American author did Theroux mention in describing Indians in Chapter 9?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(c) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(d) Bret Harte.

5. What did the security officer note Theroux did not have when he claimed to be a tourist?
(a) Luggage.
(b) A passport.
(c) A tourguide book.
(d) A camera.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what Catholic saint were the Ceylonese praying in Chapter 14?

2. What term did the Accountant General use when describing the people trying to cheat the government or seek bribes?

3. What was the name of Gandhi's birthplace, visited by Theroux in Chapter 10?

4. What kind of jam did the Iranians eat that Theroux found disgusting?

5. What famous military leader seized control of Bayezid in 1402?

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