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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 crop did the people of Pakhtoonistan hope to derive income from after declaring their independence from Pakistan?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Poppies.
(d) Dried fruit.

2. How did the Tamils clean their teeth on the train in Chapter 12?
(a) With Western-style toothbrushes.
(b) With floss.
(c) With their fingers.
(d) With peeled green twigs.

3. To what did Theroux compare the forests of Madhya Pradesh?
(a) The woods of New Hampshire.
(b) The woods of Appalachia.
(c) The redwood forests.
(d) The woods of the Pacific Northwest.

4. Why did the professor say Indians claimed knowledge they did not actually have?
(a) They were ashamed of Indian and Hindu history.
(b) They wanted to make Indian history sound more fascinating.
(c) They did not want to seem ignorant in front of Westerners.
(d) They were taught wrong things in school.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?

3. What does the surname Singh mean?

4. What university did the professor teach at in Chapter 11?

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

(see the answer key)

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