Featured Article Quiz #289
Thuggee
#1 Thuggee is described in the text primarily as what?
A form of highway robbery where gangs murdered and robbed travellers
A peaceful religious pilgrimage practice with no violence involved
A naval custom used to tax merchant ships in coastal ports
#2 According to the text, the word “thug” comes from Hindustani (ठग/ٹھگ) meaning what?
Cheat or swindler
Warrior or soldier
Priest or scholar
#3 In the text, what happened to many suspects after a key witness gave changing testimony during early British investigations called “thuggee”?
Many suspects were released because trials became unreliable
All suspects were automatically convicted without a trial
The authorities stopped investigating immediately after one confession