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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bowles believe Germany should do?
(a) Declare their stance on minorities before developing trade.
(b) Shoot the Kaiser.
(c) Keep their treaty with the Sultan.
(d) Stop being the aggressors in the Balkans.

2. Why does Pascali want to travel to Stambul?
(a) To get off the island and onto firm land.
(b) To throw himself on the mercy of the Sultan.
(c) To seek out Mehmet Bey.
(d) Because he's never seen the place before.

3. To whom is Pascali writing?
(a) The Sultan in Constantinople.
(b) The Pope.
(c) His wife.
(d) His eldest daughter.

4. How long has Pascali been a paid informer?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Nearly 20 years.
(c) Almost 13 years.
(d) A year and a half.

5. Of what is the Ottoman empire comprised?
(a) An fairly homogenous group of peoples.
(b) Many disparate but loyal groups.
(c) Mostly Arab nations.
(d) Of multiple races, creed, and languages that have united under the Ottoman State.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pascali's purpose on the island?

2. What does Pascali think about him and this recent arrival?

3. What does the crumbling island seem like a metaphor for to Pascali?

4. Of what is Pascali's observation about Hassan a symbol?

5. What does Bowles say about any nation who puts self-interest before morality?

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