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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 did the neighbors of the society described in letters 10 to 14 want from them?
(a) To steal their flocks or livestock.
(b) To steal their ruler.
(c) To steal their women.
(d) To steal their land.

2. What does the Mullah tell Usbek he has little of?
(a) Land.
(b) Wives.
(c) Food.
(d) Intelligence.

3. How much punishment should a government apply to the people in order to make them respect the law according to Usbek?
(a) Prison only.
(b) As much as possible
(c) Death for all crimes.
(d) The slightest amount.

4. What does Usbek hope will spread to the rest of the world from Europe?
(a) Peace between religions.
(b) Monogamy.
(c) Christianity.
(d) European monarchy.

5. What happens to the girl's face in Zelis' story?
(a) It is burned.
(b) Nothing happens.
(c) It has too much makeup.
(d) It is cut.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Usbek, why is the city he is in in letter 18 considered great or powerful?

2. What does the eunuch ask Usbek in letter 93?

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

4. In letter 93, where is the woman from whom the head women eunuch purchases?

5. How long has Usbek been in Paris by the time he sends letter 22?

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