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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pascali observe Bowles doing?
(a) Throwing food to the gulls.
(b) Helping Hassan launch his boat.
(c) Holding Lydia's hand.
(d) Crossing over to climb the rocks on the far shore.

2. What is the current environment on the island like?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Laidback and peaceful.
(c) One of spy activities, broken loyalties, and fears of invasion.
(d) Open for new business enterprises.

3. What does Pascali note about the fisherman Hassan?
(a) That he throws his fishing net perfectly into the water.
(b) That he goes to secret meetings every Tuesday.
(c) That he seldom brings back a full boat.
(d) That his daughter is very attractive.

4. How does Bowles think the British operate trade?
(a) Based upon their ideals.
(b) Ineptly.
(c) Illegally.
(d) Covertly.

5. Who seems surprised at the number of objects within the room?
(a) Mahmoud.
(b) Izzet.
(c) Bowles.
(d) Smith.

6. What does Pascali see on the shore line as he passes by?
(a) The fisherman Smith unloading cargo into a small boat.
(b) Two gulls fighting over a piece of crab.
(c) Two men pretending to fight.
(d) Lydia and Bowles searching the tide pools.

7. What does Pascali say the Sultan needs?
(a) An annex for his thoughts.
(b) A new chatelaine.
(c) A moral compass.
(d) A new direction for the empire.

8. Of what does Pascali remind the Sultan?
(a) That the rebels have all laid down their arms.
(b) That his monthly salary has not increased in 10 years.
(c) That his last report was two days late.
(d) That rebel forces are increasing.

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

10. Why does Pascali decide to seek out Lydia?
(a) To see if Bowles is with her.
(b) To see if she will undertake a spy mission for the Sultan.
(c) To ask her to marry him.
(d) To seek information, as well as a meal.

11. What does Lydia think free expression does?
(a) It spills over into dangerous areas such as politics.
(b) It encourages imprecision.
(c) It encourages the irrational.
(d) It makes one think the impossible is possible.

12. What is the Sanctuary of Artemis?
(a) A cave set in the hills behind the city.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) Where the Virgin Mary was supposed to have rested following the death of Christ.
(d) A small shrine dedicated to the god Artemis.

13. Who said that motion its self is an illusion.
(a) Pascali.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Parmenides.
(d) Bowles.

14. What does Pascali believe about the information he gives Bowles in their conversation?
(a) That Pascali has convinced Bowles to rethink his options.
(b) That Bowles is with the rebels.
(c) Pascali believes he is not giving Bowles new information, but simply confirming information.
(d) That Bowles does not really understand the situation.

15. Instead of death, with what is Pascali concerned in this section?
(a) With getting Lydia to marry him.
(b) With making enough money to move to Tahiti.
(c) With being recalled to Constantinople.
(d) With finding out the truth about Bowles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lydia notice that delights Pascali?

2. What meetings does Pascali stop attending months ago?

3. According to Lydia, what does the Sultan constantly fear?

4. Of what does Izzet warn Pascali?

5. Of what is the Ottoman empire comprised?

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