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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rica consider himself to be a good example of?
(a) Marital love.
(b) Faith.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Good manners.

3. What does the woman killed by her husband in the story in letter 135 do to her husband as retribution?
(a) She sends a woman to kill him.
(b) She sends a double to replace him in the seraglio.
(c) She sends a man to turn him into a eunuch.
(d) She sends a ghost to torment him.

4. What is Usbek asking his correspondent in letter 33?
(a) His opinion on eunuchs.
(b) His opinion on women.
(c) His opinion on slavery.
(d) His opinion on Christians.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of letter 121?

2. Who refused to become a eunuch according to letter 39?

3. Who does Rica visit in letter 82?

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

5. Who is Rica dining with in letter 66?

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