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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of men does Rica praise in letter 144?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Smart.
(c) Modest.
(d) Strong.

2. What is the writer of the 9th supplementary letter complaining about?
(a) Poor treatment in the seraglio.
(b) Food.
(c) Men.
(d) Not being able to have fun.

3. What makes family life more orderly according to Usbek's experience?
(a) Being forbidden to discipline children.
(b) A strong mother.
(c) Being allowed to discipline children.
(d) A strong father.

4. Who does Rica visit in letter 82?
(a) A monastery.
(b) A European jail.
(c) A women's retreat.
(d) Those wounded in battle.

5. Why does Rhedi think Muslims are blessed?
(a) Because of polygamy.
(b) Because of a generous government.
(c) Because of their ignorance of science.
(d) Because of good farm land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Zachi found in bed with?

2. Who does Usbek write the 1st letter to?

3. What does the monk in letter 129 think of astrological books?

4. What novels shocked the monk in letter 130 more than the novels found in Europe?

5. Which one of Usbek's wives behaves as she should be according to letter 143?

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