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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and 12, pp. 124-145.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals did Theroux encounter near the Galta gorge temple?
(a) Elephants.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Baboons.
(d) Vultures.

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

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

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

5. What Russian writer did Theroux read on the trip in Chapter 7?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Gogol.
(c) Chekhov.
(d) Doestoevsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?

2. What author was Theroux reading at the end of Chapter 11?

3. What does the surname Singh mean?

4. What profession did Theroux claim to ward off questions in Chapter 7?

5. What was the name of the mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan?

(see the answer key)

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