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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 100 - 113.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What are Usbek's feelings about his decision to leave?
(a) He changed his mind.
(b) He didn't think about the consequences.
(c) He is ill at ease.
(d) He is confident.

5. From whose excrement does the pig come from according to the Mullah in letter 17?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Men.
(c) Horse.
(d) Cow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Usbek, why is the city he is in in letter 18 considered great or powerful?

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

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

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

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