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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the neighbors of the society described in letters 10 to 14 become jealous?
(a) They had a better leader.
(b) The society was more bountiful.
(c) They had better land.
(d) They have more women.

2. How were the people of the society in letters 11 to 14 acting?
(a) In a way that benefited women.
(b) In a way that benefited only their own personal interest.
(c) In a way that benefited the ruling cast.
(d) In a way that benefited the greater good.

3. What do Persian women defend even after their marriage?
(a) Their freedom.
(b) Their right to travel.
(c) Their right to learn.
(d) Their virginity.

4. Why does the man in Usbek's story in letter 98 claim to always be right?
(a) He is rich.
(b) He is highly educated.
(c) He travels frequently.
(d) He was enlightened by the Holy Spirit.

5. What does Rica do to blend in in Paris?
(a) He wears a top hat.
(b) He wears western clothes.
(c) He gets drunk.
(d) He grows a beard.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rica, what do the French prefer to follow when it comes to fashion?

2. What does the Mullah advise Usbek to refer to to find answers to his questions in letter 17?

3. What would have happened to the men Usbek described as depraved in letter 46?

4. What do the society described in letters 10 to 14 do when their neighbors attack them?

5. What does the head slave think will happen to the women in the seraglio when a new woman is brought there?

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