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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Usbek write the 44th letter to?
(a) Rhedi.
(b) The head eunuch.
(c) Roxan.
(d) Solim.
2. According to Pharan, what would be the result of turning him into a eunuch?
(a) Him not being able to walk.
(b) His wanting to flee.
(c) His death.
(d) His being expelled from the house.
3. What is Usbek surprised with in Italy?
(a) The taste of wine.
(b) Women's freedom.
(c) The low amount of eunuchs.
(d) Democracy.
4. Why did the master of the white eunuch avoid his punishment according to letter 19?
(a) How hard it is to find a eunuch.
(b) His ability to cook.
(c) Usbek's good temperament.
(d) His ability to serve.
5. Who is trying to steal Zephis's slave?
(a) The chief eunuch.
(b) Rustan.
(c) Fatme.
(d) Zachi.
6. Where is Usbek when he writes Letter 18?
(a) Paris.
(b) Persia.
(c) Syria.
(d) Smyrna.
7. How long has Usbek been in Paris by the time he sends letter 22?
(a) He just arrived.
(b) Over three months.
(c) Over a month
(d) Over a week.
8. What is the name of Zephis's slave?
(a) Zelide.
(b) Fatme.
(c) Zazoo.
(d) Zachi.
9. How is Zachi and Zelide's relationship according to the 19th letter?
(a) They are rivals.
(b) They don't know each other.
(c) They do not like each other.
(d) They are good friends.
10. What people does Usbek use to make his point in letters 11 to 14?
(a) The Egyptians.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The Romans.
(d) The Troglodytes.
11. What is the main topic of letter 67?
(a) Women.
(b) The law.
(c) God.
(d) Marriage.
12. What is the usual punishment for the eunuch's crime according to letter 19?
(a) Beating.
(b) Banishment.
(c) Death.
(d) Prison.
13. Who refused to become a eunuch according to letter 39?
(a) A white slave.
(b) A white servant.
(c) A black slave.
(d) A poor farmer.
14. According to letter 33, what parallel does Usbek make?
(a) The parallel between Christianity and Islam.
(b) The parallel between slaves and eunuchs.
(c) The parallel between men and slaves.
(d) The parallel between men and women.
15. Who weds in letter 51?
(a) Usbek.
(b) Zelis's slave.
(c) Zechi's daughter.
(d) Nargum.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the main topic of letter 34?
2. Who does Usbek write the 1st letter to?
3. What would have happened to the men Usbek described as depraved in letter 46?
4. Who is Rica dining with in letter 66?
5. What profession does one of the men Usbek meet claim to have in letter 46?
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