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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, 14 and 15, pp. 146- 164.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what Catholic saint were the Ceylonese praying in Chapter 14?
(a) St. Anthony.
(b) St. Patrick.
(c) St. Augustine.
(d) St. Jude.

2. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?
(a) Jackie Robinson.
(b) Hank Aaron.
(c) Cal Ripkin.
(d) Babe Ruth.

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

4. What book was Theroux reading at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) The Autobiography of a Yogi.
(b) Siddhartha.
(c) Steppenwolf.
(d) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

5. What was the translation of the Turkish dish imam bayildi?
(a) The imam died.
(b) The imam screamed.
(c) The imam laughed.
(d) The imam fainted.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which country was Sadiq going to bring Turkish workers?

2. What was the feast day of the saint to whom the Ceylonese were praying?

3. What religion was the ship's second mate who disliked Indians and Ceylonese?

4. What African language did Theroux hear on the train as it traveled through England?

5. What religious figure was born in the town of Mathura?

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