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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Usbek write the 44th letter to?
(a) Rhedi.
(b) Solim.
(c) Roxan.
(d) The head eunuch.

2. What do Persian women defend even after their marriage?
(a) Their virginity.
(b) Their right to learn.
(c) Their freedom.
(d) Their right to travel.

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

4. What activities can Usbek's wives do in his absence?
(a) Only horseback riding.
(b) Only immoral activities.
(c) Nothing; they have to be confined at all time.
(d) Any moral and accepted activities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people does Rica dislike?

2. What is the name of the white eunuch that broke the rule in letter 19?

3. Why did two men die when the women took a trip to the country?

4. What does Usbek order the black eunuch to do?

5. Where is Usbek when he writes Letter 18?

(see the answer key)

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