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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 66 - 78.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose bodies are treated in a cruel manner in Europe?
(a) Murder victims.
(b) Suicide victims.
(c) Dead Muslims.
(d) Dead women.

2. Why does the head of the black eunuchs want to made Pharan a eunuch, according to the letter he writes Usbek?
(a) Pharan used to bully the eunuchs.
(b) Pharan made a joke about the eunuchs.
(c) Pharan married a woman coveted by the head of the black eunuchs.
(d) Pharan is better paid.

3. What do the wives who are not beaten believe in Nargum's letter?
(a) That they are doing good.
(b) That they are pretty.
(c) That they are lucky.
(d) That they are not loved.

4. In what city does Usbek mention in letter 20?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Livorno.
(d) Milan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Usbek's wives writes the 3rd letter back to him?

2. How does Usbek describe the king of France and the pope?

3. What does the 10th letter ask Usbek?

4. What does the Mullah advise Usbek to refer to to find answers to his questions in letter 17?

5. What makes family life more orderly according to Usbek's experience?

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