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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) Traditions of the Doctors.
(b) The Mullah's book.
(c) The Qur'an.
(d) The Bible.

2. Who was Zachi found with according to letter 19?
(a) A former slave.
(b) Another concubine.
(c) A white eunuch.
(d) A black eunuch.

3. What do the wives who are not beaten believe in Nargum's letter?
(a) That they are lucky.
(b) That they are pretty.
(c) That they are not loved.
(d) That they are doing good.

4. Who was the woman in letter 93 purchased for?
(a) Usbek's father.
(b) Usbek's friend.
(c) Usbek's sister.
(d) Usbek's brother.

5. Who is trying to steal Zephis's slave?
(a) The chief eunuch.
(b) Rustan.
(c) Zachi.
(d) Fatme.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much punishment should a government apply to the people in order to make them respect the law according to Usbek?

2. Who is Usbek writing to in letter 119?

3. What books do Rica and the curator talk about according to letter 128?

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

5. Why do French women gamble, according to Usbek?

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