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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 hope the Mullah can help him with?
(a) Living right.
(b) Choosing a single wife
(c) Honesty.
(d) Being sober.

2. What is notable about Venice according to letter 29?
(a) There are no magicians.
(b) There are no Muslims.
(c) There is no fresh water.
(d) There are no modest women.

3. Who does Usbek write the 1st letter to?
(a) Ispahan.
(b) Fatme.
(c) Rustan.
(d) Zachi.

4. What does Usbek encounter in the streets of Paris?
(a) Rudeness.
(b) Shyness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Stupidity.

5. What people does Usbek use to make his point in letters 11 to 14?
(a) The Egyptians.
(b) The Troglodytes.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) The Romans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote letter 10 to Usbek?

2. What is discussed about the society from letters 11 to 14?

3. How did the society in letters 10 to 14 fare after it stabilized?

4. What does the Mullah tell Usbek he has little of?

5. How is Usbek's confidence toward who he left in charge of the Seraglio?

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