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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Pascali think the unity of the Ottoman Empire can be maintained?
(a) Through religious conversion.
(b) Through granting independence to rebellious nations.
(c) Through a heavy military presence in all the countries that make up the Empire.
(d) Unity can only be maintained through non-mobility.

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

4. What does Pascali think about the things Lydia does at the dinner table?
(a) That she is erratically inept.
(b) That it is immaculately well mannered.
(c) It's full of faux paus.
(d) It's all to impress Bowles.

5. What does the crumbling island seem like a metaphor for to Pascali?
(a) The crumbling Ottoman empire.
(b) The crumbling British empire.
(c) The old Roman empire.
(d) A paradise in hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Pascali notice Bowles having a growing relationship?

2. Why does Pascali decide to seek out Lydia?

3. What parallel does Pascali see with his report?

4. Why won't Russia, Britain, and France take action against the Ottoman empire?

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

(see the answer key)

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