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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26 and 27, pp. 268-288.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Sadiq go to enjoy himself when not taking pilgrims to Mecca?
(a) Amman.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Tel Aviv.
(d) Jenin.

2. What did every train include in the Goktiek area?
(a) A caboose.
(b) A sleeper car.
(c) A dining car.
(d) An armored van behind the engine.

3. What were people using the train tracks for in Vijayayawada in Chapter 12?
(a) As a bathroom.
(b) As a place for meeting people.
(c) As a gathering place for feasts.
(d) As a gathering place for selling food.

4. Whose alleged grave site did Theroux visit in Ceylon?
(a) Adam and Eve.
(b) Cain and Abel.
(c) Mary and Joseph.
(d) Noah.

5. What term did the Accountant General use when describing the people trying to cheat the government or seek bribes?
(a) Blighters.
(b) Commies.
(c) Layabouts.
(d) Baksheesh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Shakespeare play did Anne teach while living in Queenstown?

2. Why were there so few skiers on the train to Sapporo?

3. What English novelist once wrote, "The journey is the goal"?

4. In what year was the Goktiek Viaduct built?

5. How high did the railway climb through the pass?

(see the answer key)

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