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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and 10, pp. 100- 123.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What English novelist once wrote, "The journey is the goal"?
(a) Michael Frayn.
(b) Roddy Doyle.
(c) Graham Greene.
(d) Ian McEwan.

3. Where did Sadiq go to enjoy himself when not taking pilgrims to Mecca?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Tel Aviv.
(c) Amman.
(d) Jenin.

4. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?
(a) Proscuitto.
(b) Mortadella.
(c) Salami.
(d) Bologna.

5. What famous military leader seized control of Bayezid in 1402?
(a) Tamerlane.
(b) Genghis Khan.
(c) El Cid.
(d) Saladin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What railway line did Theroux grow up near?

2. What profession did Theroux claim to ward off questions in Chapter 7?

3. What was interesting about the blond Sadiq picked up at the bar in Istanbul?

4. In what year did Twain travel to India?

5. Why was the Canadian couple going to Australia?

(see the answer key)

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