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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Usbek when he writes Letter 18?
(a) Syria.
(b) Paris.
(c) Persia.
(d) Smyrna.

2. 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) Death for all crimes.
(c) The slightest amount.
(d) As much as possible

3. What is the consequence feared by Rhedi in letter 102 once men learn enough about science?
(a) Men will go to the moon.
(b) Man will destroy itself.
(c) Men will create artificial intelligence.
(d) Men will kill the gods.

4. Who weds in letter 51?
(a) Zelis's slave.
(b) Zechi's daughter.
(c) Usbek.
(d) Nargum.

5. For the common man, what are the consequences of having too many rules and regulations in religion according to Usbek?
(a) He doesn't care about the rules.
(b) He doesn't know what pleases God.
(c) He makes his own rules.
(d) He follows them like a machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Usbek's wife do as a form of amusement in his absence?

2. Who does Usbek write the 1st letter to?

3. Who gives Usbek the information in letter 100?

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

5. Whose bodies are treated in a cruel manner in Europe?

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