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Persian Letters. Translated with an Introd. and Notes, by C. J. Betts Quiz

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1)

Who refused to become a eunuch according to letter 39? (from Letters 33 - 45)

A white servant.
A poor farmer.
A white slave.
A black slave.
2)

Why does the black eunuch pray for guidance? (from Supplementary Letters)

Because Usbek has no sense of direction.
Because Usbek and his entourage are traveling through the land of infidels.
Because women in Europe are vain.
Because the eunuch with Usbek is not intelligent.
3)

What keeps Usbek busy in letter 46? (from Letters 46 - 65)

Acquisition of knowledge.
Travel.
Shopping.
Drinking.
4)

For the common man, what are the consequences of having too many rules and regulations in religion according to Usbek? (from Letters 33 - 45)

He follows them like a machine.
He doesn't care about the rules.
He makes his own rules.
He doesn't know what pleases God.
5)

What does Usbek hope will spread to the rest of the world from Europe? (from Letters 46 - 65)

Monogamy.
Christianity.
Peace between religions.
European monarchy.
6)

What does Nargum lament concerning the Tartars? (from Letters 79 - 92)

They don't have good food.
They don't have a written history.
They don't know how to read or write.
They don't care about slaves.
7)

What feeling does the black eunuch express toward the eunuch traveling with Usbek according to letter 15? (from Supplementary Letters)

Indifference.
Hate.
Content.
Fatherly.
8)

What sort of men does Rica praise in letter 144? (from Supplementary Letters)

Strong.
Smart.
Modest.
Handsome.
9)

How much punishment should a government apply to the people in order to make them respect the law according to Usbek? (from Letters 66 - 78)

Prison only.
As much as possible
Death for all crimes.
The slightest amount.
10)

What profession does one of the men Usbek meet claim to have in letter 46? (from Letters 46 - 65)

Journalist.
Priest.
Stringing ladies along.
Eunuch.
11)

What does Usbek think of inhabited countries? (from Letters 114 - 124)

They should be used by slaves.
They should be used for farming.
They should be populated.
They should be left that way.
12)

What does Rica call those who mind everyone's business but their own? (from Letters 79 - 92)

Busybodies.
Owners.
Minders.
Idiots.
13)

What is common in Europe according to Rica? (from Letters 46 - 65)

Good wine.
Infidelity.
Prideful men.
Slaves.
14)

What does the western woman talking to Rica not like about Persian culture? (from Letters 125 - 138)

The seraglio.
The philosophy.
The literature.
The food.
15)

What happened to Zachi and her servant according to letter 45? (from Letters 33 - 45)

They killed each other.
They hate each other.
They fled together.
They reconciled.
16)

What letter does Rica say is causing confusion at the university he visits in letter 106? (from Letters 100 - 113)

Q.
B.
G.
W.
17)

What does the woman killed by her husband in the story in letter 135 do to her husband as retribution? (from Letters 125 - 138)

She sends a double to replace him in the seraglio.
She sends a man to turn him into a eunuch.
She sends a ghost to torment him.
She sends a woman to kill him.
18)

How does Ubsek call the silliness he talks about in letter 98? (from Letters 93 - 99)

Papal horse.
Papal cat.
Papal Bull.
Papal dog.
19)

Who does Usbek give authority over the women in the seraglio in letter 146? (from Letters 139 -150)

Roxane.
Solim.
Narsit.
Zachi.
20)

What is Usbek ashamed of according to letter 91? (from Supplementary Letters)

The Persian government.
The Persian ambassador's actions.
The Europeans.
The Paris government.
21)

What does Usbek conclude a government should take into consideration when handling punishments? (from Letters 66 - 78)

What other countries do.
The accused person's religion.
The strength of the people.
The personalities of the people.
22)

In letter 103, what does Usbek think Rhedi detests despite his travels in the West? (from Letters 100 - 113)

Learning.
Traveling.
Women.
The food.
23)

What are Armenians for the Persian empire according to Usbek? (from Letters 79 - 92)

It's worse soldiers.
It's worse citizens.
It's hardest working citizens.
It's best soldiers.
24)

What are the moral reasons for the dwindling population according to Usbek? (from Letters 100 - 113)

Forced marriage.
Monogamy and forced marriage.
Polygamy and divorce.
Independent women.
25)

Who does Usbek write the 44th letter to? (from Letters 33 - 45)

Rhedi.
The head eunuch.
Solim.
Roxan.
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