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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 125 - 138.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many families survived the early stage of the society's creation?
(a) 2 families.
(b) 4 families.
(c) 3 families.
(d) 1 family.

2. Who does Nargum write about in letter 49?
(a) Women of Paris.
(b) Freed eunuch.
(c) Men of Muscovy.
(d) Slaves of Persia.

3. Why do French women gamble, according to Usbek?
(a) Because they like it.
(b) Because they need money.
(c) To be like men.
(d) To ruin their husbands.

4. What are the topics of letters 87 and 88?
(a) Wives and concubines.
(b) Men and women.
(c) War and peace.
(d) Glory and fame.

5. Why does the head of the black eunuchs write Usbek in the 39th letter?
(a) One eunuch died.
(b) One eunuch is sick.
(c) One eunuch fled.
(d) One eunuch wants to marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rica write about in letter 120?

2. What does the monk in letter 129 think of astrological books?

3. Who must work harder to be accepted in a society according to Usbek?

4. What argument does Usbek use as an example in letter 34?

5. What activities can Usbek's wives do in his absence?

(see the answer key)

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