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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 18 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Usbek request of his correspondent in the 1st letter?
(a) Join him.
(b) Take care of his wives.
(c) Tell him what people say of his voyage.
(d) Become his eunuch.

2. What is the real reason for Usbek trip?
(a) He wanted to get away from his wives.
(b) He wanted to create a trade route.
(c) He feared for his life.
(d) He wanted to make more money.

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

4. What are Usbek's feelings about his decision to leave?
(a) He didn't think about the consequences.
(b) He is ill at ease.
(c) He is confident.
(d) He changed his mind.

5. What problems arise for Usbek during his trip according to the letter he writes to Nessir?
(a) His health is failing.
(b) He ran out of money.
(c) His slave escaped.
(d) He fell for a western woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the 10th letter ask Usbek?

5. What do the society described in letters 10 to 14 do when their neighbors attack them?

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