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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and 8, pp. 81-99.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How high did the railway climb through the pass?
(a) 4,000 feet.
(b) 3,600 feet.
(c) 3,200 feet.
(d) 3,000 feet.

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

3. What does the frieze in the Peshawar Museum depict?
(a) The birth of Adam.
(b) The birth of Muhammad.
(c) The birth of Buddha.
(d) The birth of Jesus.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what French station did the train join the Orient Express?

2. Where did Sadiq go to enjoy himself when not taking pilgrims to Mecca?

3. Why was the Canadian couple going to Australia?

4. How long had the English engineer been staying in rural Iran when Theroux met him on the train in Chapter 5?

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

(see the answer key)

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