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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Lydia and Pascali talk about concerning the boats?
(a) The boats' boarding by the garrison.
(b) The way the boats seem to be changing hands.
(c) The manufacturing of so many new boats.
(d) The sinking of two boats this week.

2. What does Pascali believe about harmony.
(a) That it works in music but not politics.
(b) That it cannot be attained without discord.
(c) That it is unobtainable.
(d) That only the dead understand harmony.

3. Who owns the lands where the Sanctuary of Artemis is located?
(a) Pascali.
(b) Mahmoud Pasha.
(c) The Turkish government.
(d) Lydia.

4. Who is Herr Gesing?
(a) The heir to the German beer manufacturer.
(b) The cousin to the Sultan through marriage.
(c) A former Nazi.
(d) A German commercial agent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Pascali perturbed when he delivers the contract to Bowles?

2. Who is too smart to get caught red-handed?

3. Why do the expensive objects in Pasha's home dismay Pascali?

4. What does Pascali think is the reason for Bowles' action?

5. What does Pascali say he does to his stories?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bowles ostensibly say is his interest in the Sanctuary of Artemis?

2. Describe the presentation of the wax figure of the Saint and how you might interpret this event.

3. What seems to suggest that Bowles knows more about the local situation than he pretends?

4. What is the meaning of the phrase utriusque capex and how can this ability be useful to a spy?

5. How might Pascali actually be creating a wall between him and the townspeople and then misinterpreting the townspeople's actions?

6. How is the theme of deceit demonstrated by Bowles during the transaction with Pasha?

7. What is a theme that predominates this section?

8. How does Pascali represent the theme of violence symbolically?

9. Of what does Pascali warn the Sultan, which taken in historical retrospect is "bad advice"?

10. How does Pascali seem to view the idea of violence in this section?

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