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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 46 - 65.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Usbek's house located?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Baghdad.
(c) Mecca.
(d) Ispahan.

3. What did the neighbors of the society described in letters 10 to 14 want from them?
(a) To steal their women.
(b) To steal their flocks or livestock.
(c) To steal their ruler.
(d) To steal their land.

4. For the common man, what are the consequences of having too many rules and regulations in religion according to Usbek?
(a) He doesn't know what pleases God.
(b) He makes his own rules.
(c) He doesn't care about the rules.
(d) He follows them like a machine.

5. How is Usbek's confidence toward who he left in charge of the Seraglio?
(a) None, he didn't want that person, but had no choice.
(b) Very high, he has no fear.
(c) Medium, he is confident, but had someone else double check regularly.
(d) Very low, he is fearful.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is common in Europe according to Rica?

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

4. What are the men wasting their intelligence on according to letter 34?

5. Why does the head of the black eunuchs want to made Pharan a eunuch, according to the letter he writes Usbek?

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