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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 93 - 99.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Usbek mourning in letter 76?
(a) One of his wives.
(b) A slave.
(c) A friend.
(d) The legislators' pitiful job.

2. Whose bodies are treated in a cruel manner in Europe?
(a) Murder victims.
(b) Dead Muslims.
(c) Suicide victims.
(d) Dead women.

3. What is the main topic of letter 67?
(a) Women.
(b) The law.
(c) Marriage.
(d) God.

4. What makes family life more orderly according to Usbek's experience?
(a) A strong mother.
(b) A strong father.
(c) Being allowed to discipline children.
(d) Being forbidden to discipline children.

5. What does the Mullah advise Usbek to refer to to find answers to his questions in letter 17?
(a) Traditions of the Doctors.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Qur'an.
(d) The Mullah's book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is notable about Venice according to letter 29?

2. Who was the woman in letter 93 purchased for?

3. How much punishment should a government apply to the people in order to make them respect the law according to Usbek?

4. According to Usbek, what choice do the tax laws leave men to choose between?

5. What does the Mullah tell Usbek he has little of?

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