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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, 14 and 15, pp. 146- 164.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?
(a) Lord Krishna.
(b) Ganesh.
(c) Gautama Buddha.
(d) Shiva.

2. To what Catholic saint were the Ceylonese praying in Chapter 14?
(a) St. Augustine.
(b) St. Anthony.
(c) St. Jude.
(d) St. Patrick.

3. What railway line did Theroux grow up near?
(a) Central Pacific.
(b) Chesapeake and Ohio.
(c) Amtrak.
(d) Boston and Maine.

4. What was interesting about the blond Sadiq picked up at the bar in Istanbul?
(a) She was married.
(b) She was an undercover police officer.
(c) She was actually a man.
(d) She was underage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Joyce book did Theroux take on the train in Chapter 12?

2. Where did many of the dentists in Simla come from?

3. What new food had the Ceylonese begun planting because of their starvation?

4. Why did the professor say Indians claimed knowledge they did not actually have?

5. Approximately how many of these animals did Theroux see?

(see the answer key)

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