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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. What did the English missionary in Madras claim other missionaries were doing?
(a) Paying people to build churches.
(b) Paying people to get confirmed.
(c) Paying people to get baptized.
(d) Paying people to convert their relatives.

2. How many rooms were in Bernard's mansion?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty-five.

3. What was the code name of Theroux's American host in Saigon?
(a) Eagle One.
(b) Viper One.
(c) Cobra One.
(d) Buffalo One.

4. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?
(a) Hank Aaron.
(b) Cal Ripkin.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Jackie Robinson.

5. What was Theroux staring at for 15 minutes while at The Mess?
(a) A gecko on the wall.
(b) A bird outside the window.
(c) A mouse on the floor.
(d) A cat in the hallway.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was interesting about the blond Sadiq picked up at the bar in Istanbul?

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

4. How many passengers transferred from the train to the Aomori ferry?

5. Why was William Clark so revered in Japan?

(see the answer key)

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