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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and 8, pp. 81-99.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the frieze in the Peshawar Museum depict?
(a) The birth of Adam.
(b) The birth of Buddha.
(c) The birth of Jesus.
(d) The birth of Muhammad.

2. At what Italian station was Duffill left behind?
(a) Venice.
(b) Milan.
(c) Domodossola.
(d) Bardolino.

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

4. What was the translation of the Turkish dish imam bayildi?
(a) The imam died.
(b) The imam laughed.
(c) The imam screamed.
(d) The imam fainted.

5. What game did Theroux want to play at the Pakistani club in Chapter 7?
(a) Darts.
(b) Pool.
(c) Poker.
(d) Snooker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was baksheesh?

2. What does the surname Singh mean?

3. What Dickens book was Theroux reading in Chapter 3?

4. How long was the trip to Lahore?

5. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?

(see the answer key)

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