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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20 and 21, pp. 207-223.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book was Theroux reading at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Steppenwolf.
(b) Siddhartha.
(c) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
(d) The Autobiography of a Yogi.

2. What time did Theroux wake up at the station at the end of Chapter 21?
(a) One a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Four a.m.
(d) Two a.m.

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

4. What did Theroux buy at the Naung-Peng station while waiting for the next train?
(a) A cigar.
(b) Opium.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A book.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion did Bernard's father follow?

2. In Chapter 13, where was the unpleasant American monk originally from?

3. Why was the Canadian couple going to Australia?

4. Where did Sadiq go to enjoy himself when not taking pilgrims to Mecca?

5. What country did not have a single inch of railway track?

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