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

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

3. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?
(a) Khatmandhu.
(b) Pondicherry.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Calcutta.

4. What did one American take to deal with the Indian food and water?
(a) Milk.
(b) Yogurt.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Aspirin.

5. In Chapter 8, Theroux was told there was no train to which country?
(a) Laos.
(b) Burma.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Ceylon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which faith is holy in the city of Amritsar?

2. What term did the civil servant use to describe a holy man in Chapter 9?

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

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

5. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?

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