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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30, part 1, 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Parsis place their dead?
(a) Towers of Faith.
(b) Towers of Silence.
(c) Towers of Death.
(d) Towers of Zoroaster.

2. What was on the marble slabs at the Galta temple entrance?
(a) A list of temple members.
(b) A list of religious beliefs.
(c) A list of prohibited activities.
(d) A list of service times.

3. How far does the train from Delhi to Madras travel?
(a) 1,400 miles.
(b) 1,000 miles.
(c) 2,000 miles.
(d) 2,500 miles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the Goktiek Viaduct built?

2. What drug was the German man addicted to in Chapter 8?

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

4. What happened when Theroux saw the drunk Japanese men in the bar in Osaka?

5. In Chapter 8, Theroux was told there was no train to which country?

(see the answer key)

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