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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 was unique about the prostitute picked up by the tattooed American?
(a) She had tattoos all over her body.
(b) She was very old.
(c) She was actually a man.
(d) She was underage.

2. What is the current name of Ceylon?
(a) Myanmar.
(b) Burma.
(c) Sri Lanka.
(d) Siam.

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

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

5. What were the Buddhist monks doing when Theroux encountered them in Mandalay in Chapter 17?
(a) Handing out religious tracts.
(b) Offering prayers to travelers.
(c) Begging.
(d) Passing out flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what Catholic saint were the Ceylonese praying in Chapter 14?

2. Which Hindu deity did the Bengalis worship in the other festival described by Theroux in Chapter 16?

3. What does the surname Singh mean?

4. How many rooms were in Bernard's mansion?

5. Why was Theroux unable to get food at Meshed in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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