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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would have happened to the men Usbek described as depraved in letter 46?
(a) Death.
(b) Banishment.
(c) Prison.
(d) Castration.

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

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

4. How many families survived the early stage of the society's creation?
(a) 1 family.
(b) 3 families.
(c) 2 families.
(d) 4 families.

5. What does Usbek think of Christians according to letter 44?
(a) They are dirty.
(b) They are not good Christians.
(c) They are not polite.
(d) They are not smart.

6. Why does the head of the black eunuchs write Usbek in the 39th letter?
(a) One eunuch died.
(b) One eunuch is sick.
(c) One eunuch wants to marry.
(d) One eunuch fled.

7. What is the usual punishment for the eunuch's crime according to letter 19?
(a) Death.
(b) Banishment.
(c) Beating.
(d) Prison.

8. Who weds in letter 51?
(a) Zelis's slave.
(b) Usbek.
(c) Zechi's daughter.
(d) Nargum.

9. What is the main topic of letter 34?
(a) Paris aristocracy.
(b) Paris coffee houses.
(c) Paris churches.
(d) Paris water systems.

10. What does Usbek encounter in the streets of Paris?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Shyness.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) Rudeness.

11. What does Usbek hope the Mullah can help him with?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Being sober.
(c) Living right.
(d) Choosing a single wife

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

13. What is Usbek mourning in letter 76?
(a) A slave.
(b) The legislators' pitiful job.
(c) One of his wives.
(d) A friend.

14. According to Pharan, what would be the result of turning him into a eunuch?
(a) His wanting to flee.
(b) His death.
(c) Him not being able to walk.
(d) His being expelled from the house.

15. 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 land.
(c) To steal their ruler.
(d) To steal their women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Usbek's wife do as a form of amusement in his absence?

2. Who wrote letter 10 to Usbek?

3. What is debated in different parts of the world according to letter 36?

4. What law does Usbek applaud in letter 76?

5. What do the wives who are not beaten believe in Nargum's letter?

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