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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 use letters 11 to 14 for?
(a) To describe Baghdad to Rustan.
(b) To ridicule his wife.
(c) To complain about his travel condition.
(d) To answer Mirza's question.

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

3. What do the society described in letters 10 to 14 do when their neighbors attack them?
(a) They defeat them.
(b) They let them integrate in their society.
(c) They let them take what they want.
(d) They flee.

4. What is the chief eunuch's main problem in being left behind to guard Usbek's wives?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He wanted to travel.
(c) He is overwhelmed.
(d) He is attracted to the women.

5. What did Usbek uncover prior to his trip?
(a) Some failing
(b) A murder.
(c) A conspiracy
(d) A gold mine

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Usbek's wives would still love him even if she was let go from the seraglio?

2. In what city does Usbek mention in letter 20?

3. Why did the master of the white eunuch avoid his punishment according to letter 19?

4. What does Usbek say in letter 19 that the white eunuch should be thankful for?

5. Who are the gravest people according to letter 32?

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