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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Chowgarh Tigers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Corbett says tigers do not know about people?
(a) That it is technology, and not nature, that makes us strong.
(b) That we stalk them too.
(c) That we fight to preserve every one of our species.
(d) That we have no sense of smell.

2. What happens while Corbett is writing the story about Robin?
(a) Robin's puppies are born.
(b) Robin dies.
(c) Robin begs and begs to go out hunting.
(d) Corbett finds some old pictures of Robin.

3. Which of the following is NOT a natural circumstance which may incite any tiger to kill a human?
(a) A tigress with small cubs.
(b) A wounded tiger.
(c) A tiger on a fresh kill.
(d) A person entering the tiger's territory.

4. What story does Corbett tell of Robin?
(a) The one time Robin left him in a tight corner.
(b) The time Robin faced down a leopard.
(c) The time Robin saved his life.
(d) None of the above.

5. Which of the following, according to Corbett, best characterizes a tiger?
(a) Aggressive and cruel.
(b) Instinctual and natural.
(c) Large hearted gentleman with boundless courage.
(d) Monarch of the forests.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit Corbett as soon as he arrives on the scene to hunt the Chowgarh tigers?

2. What does Corbett say about the bungalow he stayed in while in Champawat?

3. What act of heroism does a young woman do when the tigress carries off her sister?

4. What was the total number of people the tigress of Muktesar ended up killing?

5. What does Corbett learn about the Chowgrarh tiger at the first village?

(see the answer key)

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