11. JAPAN AND BRAZIL THROUGH A TRAVELER’S EYE
One Mark Questions
1. Mikes describes Japan as being
a)
Overconfident b) overcrowded c) overjoyed
Ans:
b) overcrowded
2. An hour in Japan convinced Mikes that he
was among
a)
Leisurely characters b) Ill-mannered louts. c) Well-mannered people.
Ans:
c) Well-mannered people
3. What does Mikes call ‘a man’s castle’ in
Japan?
a)
A man’s telephone receiver
b)
A man’s home
c)
A man’s office
Ans:
a) A man’s telephone receiver
4. What do the people of Japan highly respect
according to Mikes?
a)
One another’s status
b)
One another’s privacy
c)
One another’s balance
Ans:
b) One another’s privacy
5. How long does it take in Japan to get
convinced that one is among exquisitely well mannered people?
a)
A quarter of two hours
b)
A quarter of an hour
c)
A quarter of three hours
Ans:
b) A quarter of an hour
6. What is the mania in Japan according to
Mikes?
a)
Dancing b) Wrestling c) Bowing
Ans:
c) Bowing
7. As Mikes says, after a few hours in Japan,
one starts ________________ .
a)
Thanking b) bowing c) kissing
Ans:
b) bowing
8. Who bows to all brothers in a Japanese
family according to Mikes?
a)
The sister b) Uncle c) Father
Ans:
a) The sister
9. What do mothers in Japan carry their
babies in according to Mikes?
a)
In little saddle b) In little bag c) In little basket
Ans:
a) In little saddle
10. Which place in Japan is connected to
Tokyo by Tokaido line?
a)
Tokyo b) Tokai c) Osaka
Ans:
c) Osaka
11. The Japanese stores employ
________________ to greet customers according.
a)
Singing girls b) dancing girls c) bowing girls
Ans:
c) bowing girls
12. Who enter the carriage in a slightly
theatrical scene as noticed by Mikes in Japan?
a)
One conductor b) two conductors c) three conductors
Ans:
b) two conductors
13. Which animal bowed to Mikes in Japan?
a)
A cat b) A sheep c) A deer
Ans:
c) A deer
14. Where did Mikes meet a deer in Japan?
a)
One of the parts of Nara
b)
One of the parts of Myra
c)
One of the parts of Syria
Ans:
a) One of the parts of Nara
15. What did the deer do after bowing to
Mikes in Japan?
a)
The deer walked and went slowly from there.
b)
The deer jumped at him and snatched the little food-bag from his hand
c)
The deer danced and ran away.
Ans:
b) The deer jumped at him and snatched the little food-bag from his hand
16. Who are transformed into savages as soon
as a bus arrives in Japan?
a)
The bowing gentlemen
b)
The bowing women
c)
The bowing girls
Ans:
a) The bowing gentlemen
17. George Mikes compares the act of two
Japanese bowing to
a)
An early American traffic law.
b)
Page-boys turning revolving doors.
c)
Tokaido line that connects Tokyo and Osaka.
Ans:
a) An early American traffic law.
18. What did the deer snatch from Mikes’s
hand in Japan?
a)
The big food bag
b)
The little food bag
c)
The big food container
Ans:
b)The little food bag
19. In Japan, as soon as the bus arrives, the
bowing gentlemen are transformed into
a)
Savages b) slaves c) servants
Ans:
a) Savages
20. What must one do while eating soup in
Japan according to Mikes?
a)
Make melodious sound
b)
Make a sweet sound
c)
Make a fearful noise
Ans:
c) Make a fearful noise
21. In Japan, eating soup by making a fearful
noise is a sign of
a)
Depreciation b) appreciation c) disregard
Ans:
b) appreciation
22. Who enter the carriage on the Tokaido
line in a slightly theatrical scene in Japan?
a)
One conductor b) two conductors c) three conductors
Ans:
b) two conductors
23. According to Mikes, bowing girls in Japan
are equal to
a)
Page-boys b)
maidservants c) security
guards
Ans:
a) Page-boys
24. The pavements in the streets of
Copacabana in Brazil are often decorated with
a)
Pink granite slabs b) Grey cobble
stones c) Beautiful black mosaics
Ans:
c) Beautiful black mosaics
25. Whose life is becoming hazardous everyday
in Brazil according to Mikes?
a)
The pedestrians
b)
The VIPs
c)
The officers
Ans:
a) The pedestrians
26. As soon as a driver notices a pedestrian
step off the pavement in Brazil, he
a)
Regards him as fair game
b)
Greets him and smiles
c)
Ignores him and moves on
Ans:
a) Regards him as fair game
27. What according to George Mikes do the
driver and pedestrian finally do in Brazil?
a)
Only smile
b)
Both of them smile amicably at each other
c)
Dance and sing
Ans:
b) Both of them smile amicably at each other
28. ‘The Avenida Presidente Vargas’ in Brazil
is described by Mikes as
a)
A wonderful place b) An auspicious
place c) The worst place
Ans:
c) The worst place
