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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mr. Shigahara describe the Japanese' commitment to Buddhism?
(a) He said the Japanese viewed it as a foreign religion.
(b) He said the Japanese were very devout.
(c) He said it was very superficial.
(d) He said they combined Buddhism with other religions.

2. In what year was the Goktiek Viaduct built?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1905.

3. How many deserters did Dial estimate remained in Vietnam?
(a) About 50.
(b) About 200.
(c) About 300.
(d) About 500.

4. Which religion's festival was banned in India?
(a) Tamil.
(b) Sikh.
(c) Christian.
(d) Muslim.

5. What American author did Professor Toyama claim enjoyed Kyoto?
(a) Tennessee Williams.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Eudora Welty.
(d) William Faulkner.

6. What happened when Theroux saw the drunk Japanese men in the bar in Osaka?
(a) One of them kissed him.
(b) He played pool with them.
(c) They challenged him to a fight.
(d) One of them punched him.

7. How much did it cost to go to the Japanese bath?
(a) Fifteen dollars.
(b) Thirty dollars.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) Twenty dollars.

8. What happened to the French-built Trans-Vietnam Railway six years after it was completed in the 1930s?
(a) It was damaged in an earthquake.
(b) It blew up.
(c) It was seized by the government.
(d) It burned down.

9. 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.

10. What local delicacy did Theroux find for sale to passengers at the stations in Burma?
(a) Fried mealworms.
(b) Fried ants.
(c) Fried grasshoppers.
(d) Fried locusts.

11. Where did Bernard tell Theroux he was born?
(a) Rangoon.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Simla.
(d) Landi Kotal.

12. What food item was placed on the bar in front of Theroux on the train to Kyoto?
(a) A sample of sushi.
(b) A turnip.
(c) A ball of rice.
(d) A rutabaga.

13. What was the code name of Theroux's American host in Saigon?
(a) Viper One.
(b) Buffalo One.
(c) Eagle One.
(d) Cobra One.

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

15. Where had the young man traveling to Bangkok sought romantic advice?
(a) From a palm reader.
(b) From a Buddhist monk.
(c) From a swami.
(d) From an imam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did every train include in the Goktiek area?

2. What time did Theroux wake up at the station at the end of Chapter 21?

3. In what town did Theroux find cheap brothels and plentiful opium in Chapter 20?

4. What term described the total work stoppage organized by the Socialist Unity Centre in Chapter 16?

5. What did the security officer note Theroux did not have when he claimed to be a tourist?

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