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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most common tour guide speech in Chapter 7 regarding?
(a) Mecca.
(b) The Queen's chair.
(c) Cabin fever.
(d) The Holy Land.

2. What is the one thing the passengers have in common once the ship sets sail?
(a) Seasickness.
(b) Fame.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Wealth.

3. What family financed Titian and Raphael?
(a) The DiCalindi.
(b) The Medici.
(c) The de Gaulles.
(d) The Vanguards.

4. How do the passengers of the ship track Twain's progress when he sneaks ashore in Athens?
(a) Messenger updates.
(b) Alarms.
(c) The light of the moon.
(d) Barking dogs.

5. In which cities does Twain admit not even taking notes?
(a) Rome and Pistoia.
(b) Milan and Venice.
(c) Bologna and Venice.
(d) Bologna and Pistoia.

6. What is the second stop on the trip?
(a) The Straits of Gibraltar.
(b) Mycenea.
(c) Mt. Rainier.
(d) The Greek islands.

7. What does Twain see that fills him with lust?
(a) An adult magazine.
(b) A woman sunbathing nude.
(c) A picture of his beloved.
(d) White leather kid gloves.

8. What does Twain say that Venice looks like?
(a) A confusing, winding conundrum.
(b) A contradiction in terms.
(c) A magnificent city of influence.
(d) A neglected poverty pit.

9. What is the name of the renowned burial ground for romantically famous people in France?
(a) Bois de Boulogne.
(b) Pere la Chaise.
(c) Rue de la Temps.
(d) Arc de Triomphe.

10. What great battle takes place in Chapter 17?
(a) A battle between the English sailors and American crewmen.
(b) World War II.
(c) The French Revolution.
(d) The Civil War.

11. In Chapter 28, what finally sparks some interest from Twain and his friends?
(a) The Capuchin Convent.
(b) The Blessed Virgin Grotto.
(c) The Vatican.
(d) The Church of St. Peter.

12. Why wouldn't Heloise marry Abelard?
(a) She thought he was already married.
(b) She didn't want to ruin his career.
(c) She was afraid of him.
(d) She didn't love him.

13. What was the church member's dying wish?
(a) That her body lay in state forever.
(b) That an oil lamp never go out.
(c) That her family light a candle every year in her memory.
(d) That a huge party be held in her honor.

14. What does Twain tell the group of poor people to do?
(a) Eat the pigeon food.
(b) Rob a church.
(c) Visit a shelter.
(d) Find a place to hide.

15. How long is the train ride through France?
(a) 30 kilometers.
(b) 1,000 miles.
(c) 500 miles.
(d) 7 blocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first destination?

2. Due to Italy's tenuous financial state, Twain is confused by its what?

3. What does the driver in Chapter 21 suck on for about an hour?

4. What does Twain love about Tangier?

5. What is the name of the cave in which it is said that dogs go to sleep and never wake up?

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