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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rica do to blend in in Paris?
(a) He wears western clothes.
(b) He wears a top hat.
(c) He gets drunk.
(d) He grows a beard.

2. What happened to Zachi and her servant according to letter 45?
(a) They killed each other.
(b) They reconciled.
(c) They hate each other.
(d) They fled together.

3. According to letter 15, where does the Mullah live?
(a) In Mecca.
(b) In Baghdad.
(c) In Persepolis.
(d) Among the tombs of Qum.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is notable about Venice according to letter 29?

2. Who wrote letter 10 to Usbek?

3. What do Persian women defend even after their marriage?

4. What is the usual punishment for the eunuch's crime according to letter 19?

5. Why do French women gamble, according to Usbek?

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