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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For the common man, what are the consequences of having too many rules and regulations in religion according to Usbek?
(a) He makes his own rules.
(b) He follows them like a machine.
(c) He doesn't care about the rules.
(d) He doesn't know what pleases God.

3. In the 1st letter, what is Usbek trying to explain?
(a) His desire to have a bigger harem.
(b) His desire to settle down.
(c) His desire to learn about other places.
(d) His desire to meet Rustan.

4. What does the old man chosen to be the leader of the society described in letters 10 to 14 tell his people?
(a) That they should take the fight to their neighbors.
(b) That they should change the way they farm.
(c) That choosing a leader will be their downfall.
(d) That choosing him was a good idea.

5. Who was Zachi found with according to letter 19?
(a) Another concubine.
(b) A white eunuch.
(c) A black eunuch.
(d) A former slave.

6. What does Usbek tell Zelis he is proud of in letter 69?
(a) Her love for him.
(b) His wives.
(c) His intellect.
(d) Her love for her daughter.

7. What is the real reason for Usbek trip?
(a) He feared for his life.
(b) He wanted to create a trade route.
(c) He wanted to get away from his wives.
(d) He wanted to make more money.

8. What is the name of Zephis's slave?
(a) Fatme.
(b) Zachi.
(c) Zazoo.
(d) Zelide.

9. What does the Mullah tell Usbek he has little of?
(a) Food.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Land.
(d) Wives.

10. What does Usbek use to appeal to his wives to behave?
(a) The head eunuch.
(b) Their virtue.
(c) Physical punishment.
(d) Bribery.

11. What did the neighbors of the society described in letters 10 to 14 want from them?
(a) To steal their flocks or livestock.
(b) To steal their ruler.
(c) To steal their women.
(d) To steal their land.

12. What happened to Zachi and her servant according to letter 45?
(a) They killed each other.
(b) They fled together.
(c) They reconciled.
(d) They hate each other.

13. Where is Usbek when he writes Letter 18?
(a) Persia.
(b) Paris.
(c) Smyrna.
(d) Syria.

14. Who refused to become a eunuch according to letter 39?
(a) A white slave.
(b) A poor farmer.
(c) A black slave.
(d) A white servant.

15. Who is trying to steal Zephis's slave?
(a) The chief eunuch.
(b) Rustan.
(c) Fatme.
(d) Zachi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the neighbors of the society described in letters 10 to 14 become jealous?

2. What argument does Usbek use as an example in letter 34?

3. Who is Usbek writing letter 33 to?

4. How is the Ottoman Empire according to Usbek?

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

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