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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. What was bunraku?
(a) Comedy revue.
(b) Puppet theater.
(c) Children's theater.
(d) Pornographic theater.

2. What African language did Theroux hear on the train as it traveled through England?
(a) Yoruba.
(b) Swahili.
(c) Ibo.
(d) Xhosa.

3. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?
(a) Ahmad Khan.
(b) Tamerlane.
(c) Genghis Khan.
(d) King Babar.

4. How many feet did the train ascend before descending into the gorge in Chapter 19?
(a) 3,500 feet.
(b) 5,000 feet.
(c) 3,000 feet.
(d) 4,000 feet.

5. To which country was Sadiq going to bring Turkish workers?
(a) Indonesia.
(b) West Germany.
(c) Australia.
(d) East Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did it cost to go to the Japanese bath?

2. What was Theroux staring at for 15 minutes while at The Mess?

3. What local delicacy did Theroux find for sale to passengers at the stations in Burma?

4. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?

5. What was the name of Gandhi's birthplace, visited by Theroux in Chapter 10?

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