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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the travelers invite onto the ship to teach them the proper way to act when presented to the Emperor?
(a) The emperor's adviser.
(b) The town apothecary.
(c) The Odessa consul.
(d) Odessa's oldest citizen.

2. What story does Twain relate in Chapter 54?
(a) The story of the Blind Man and the Dog.
(b) The story of the Holy See.
(c) The story of the Wandering Jew.
(d) The story of the Broken Stone.

3. What does Twain call Palestine?
(a) The blessing of the country.
(b) The king of kind citizenry.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) The prince of dismal scenery.

4. Where does the ship land after a long time at sea in Chapter 60?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Manila.
(d) The Grand Caymans.

5. Whose tomb does Twain visit on his journey to Baalbek?
(a) Joshua's.
(b) Moses'.
(c) Adam's.
(d) Noah's.

6. What does Twain do one year after the excursion?
(a) Returns for an encore farewell.
(b) Makes the trip again.
(c) Contacts the other passengers.
(d) Writes another article about the trip.

7. What surprises Twain about the emperor and his family?
(a) Their richness.
(b) Their friendliness.
(c) Their religiousness.
(d) Their poverty.

8. How do the travelers enter the Mosque of Omar?
(a) By a rock tunnel.
(b) By a secret passageway.
(c) By the door.
(d) By a baksheesh.

9. What has Twain completely befuddled in Chapter 36?
(a) The time changes.
(b) The Russian newspaper.
(c) His cabinmate's rambling conversation.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

10. What did the travelers rename Temin el Foka for ease of pronunciation?
(a) Fork 'em.
(b) Travelworld.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) Telefork.

11. What temples do the travelers visit in Baalbek?
(a) The Temple of the Sun and the Temple of Jupiter.
(b) The Temple of the Sun and the Temple of Mars.
(c) The Temple of the Moon and the Temple of Jupiter.
(d) The Temple of the Moon and the Temple of Mars.

12. What does Twain claim made him sick?
(a) Eating unlimited amounts of snow.
(b) Drinking tainted water in Athens.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Bathing in the common bathhouses.

13. What is Twain given in Smyrna that he puts under his hat?
(a) A slab of beef jerky.
(b) A tiny crucifix.
(c) A bone from a martyr.
(d) A little wax candle.

14. How is Constantinople described when viewed from the ship?
(a) Shining and blessed.
(b) A beautiful sight.
(c) The city of lights.
(d) Dark and foreboding.

15. What do the travelers take on the train to Ephesus?
(a) A bag of food.
(b) A bar of soap.
(c) Their suitcases.
(d) Donkeys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the tour guide in Chapter 35?

2. How does Twain look back on the trip?

3. To where are the colonists who have boarded the ship in Chapter 57 going to be taken?

4. What is the prevalent obstacle for the travelers throughout their journey?

5. What is the name of the fertile hill in Shechem?

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