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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24 and 25, pp. 241-267.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Twain travel to India?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1895.

2. What was the birthplace of the Indian who grew up in Britain and left because of racism?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Madras.
(d) Bombay.

3. How long had the English engineer been staying in rural Iran when Theroux met him on the train in Chapter 5?
(a) Two months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

4. What term did the Accountant General use when describing the people trying to cheat the government or seek bribes?
(a) Blighters.
(b) Baksheesh.
(c) Commies.
(d) Layabouts.

5. How did celebrants mark the banned festival?
(a) By piercing their bodies with skewers.
(b) By piercing their tongues.
(c) By parading all night.
(d) By dancing all night.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many deserters did Dial estimate remained in Vietnam?

2. What American author did Theroux mention in describing Indians in Chapter 9?

3. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?

4. What famous military leader seized control of Bayezid in 1402?

5. How did the Tamils clean their teeth on the train in Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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