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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Supplementary Letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Rica dining with in letter 66?
(a) A man who works in the law.
(b) Usbek.
(c) A Jewish doctor.
(d) A king.

3. What does Rica ridicule in letter 80?
(a) European men.
(b) European communication.
(c) European fashion.
(d) European women.

4. Why did two men die when the women took a trip to the country?
(a) They were beggars.
(b) They were escaped slaves.
(c) They tried to attack them.
(d) They came too close to the ladies' vehicle.

5. What does Usbek think of the rituals intended to pacify the gods?
(a) Necessary.
(b) Boring.
(c) Beneficial.
(d) Useless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Usbek encounter in the streets of Paris?

2. What are Usbek's feelings about his decision to leave?

3. How is the Ottoman Empire according to Usbek?

4. According to letter 33, what parallel does Usbek make?

5. How much punishment should a government apply to the people in order to make them respect the law according to Usbek?

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