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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and 10, pp. 100- 123.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book was Theroux reading at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Steppenwolf.
(b) The Autobiography of a Yogi.
(c) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
(d) Siddhartha.

2. What was the name of the mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
(a) Jalalabad Pass.
(b) Peshawar Pass.
(c) Khana Pass.
(d) Khyber Pass.

3. What was the name of Gandhi's birthplace, visited by Theroux in Chapter 10?
(a) Gujarat.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Simla.
(d) Delhi.

4. How was the engineer preparing to convert to Islam?
(a) He was visiting mosques.
(b) He was reading the Koran.
(c) He was traveling to Mecca.
(d) He was attending a madrassa.

5. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?
(a) Tamerlane.
(b) Ahmad Khan.
(c) Genghis Khan.
(d) King Babar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the American travelers discussing on the train in Chapter 8?

2. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?

3. Which Kipling book did Theroux refer to when describing Lahore?

4. What was the name of the actors' agent met by Theroux on the Orient Express?

5. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?

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