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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who wrote letter 10 to Usbek?
(a) Ibbi.
(b) Fatme.
(c) Mirza.
(d) Zachi.
2. What happened to Zachi and her servant according to letter 45?
(a) They hate each other.
(b) They fled together.
(c) They killed each other.
(d) They reconciled.
3. What does the 10th letter ask Usbek?
(a) An explanation on why he didn't bring his wives.
(b) An explanation on why he didn't bring Rustan.
(c) An explanation on why he left.
(d) An explanation about a statement he made.
4. What does Rica do to blend in in Paris?
(a) He wears western clothes.
(b) He wears a top hat.
(c) He gets drunk.
(d) He grows a beard.
5. What is the chief eunuch's main problem in being left behind to guard Usbek's wives?
(a) He is overwhelmed.
(b) He is bored.
(c) He wanted to travel.
(d) He is attracted to the women.
6. What did the neighbors of the society described in letters 10 to 14 want from them?
(a) To steal their ruler.
(b) To steal their women.
(c) To steal their flocks or livestock.
(d) To steal their land.
7. What law does Usbek applaud in letter 76?
(a) The parental authority law.
(b) The death sentence.
(c) Election laws.
(d) Divorce laws.
8. What activities can Usbek's wives do in his absence?
(a) Any moral and accepted activities.
(b) Nothing; they have to be confined at all time.
(c) Only immoral activities.
(d) Only horseback riding.
9. How did the society in letters 10 to 14 fare after it stabilized?
(a) They multiplied into a whole country of virtuous people.
(b) They moved to another land.
(c) They became extinct.
(d) They multiplied into a country of vicious people.
10. Which of Usbek's wives writes the 3rd letter back to him?
(a) Jasmin.
(b) Ibbi.
(c) Zachi.
(d) Jamilla.
11. What did Usbek's wife do as a form of amusement in his absence?
(a) Went to town.
(b) Went home.
(c) Went to the country.
(d) Went to the lake.
12. What is notable about Venice according to letter 29?
(a) There are no Muslims.
(b) There is no fresh water.
(c) There are no magicians.
(d) There are no modest women.
13. How much punishment should a government apply to the people in order to make them respect the law according to Usbek?
(a) The slightest amount.
(b) As much as possible
(c) Prison only.
(d) Death for all crimes.
14. Who does Usbek write the 1st letter to?
(a) Rustan.
(b) Ispahan.
(c) Fatme.
(d) Zachi.
15. What women does Usbek compare in letter 36?
(a) Beautiful and ugly.
(b) Young and old.
(c) Persian and Parisian.
(d) Docile women and free thinkers.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Pharan, what would be the result of turning him into a eunuch?
2. How is Usbek's confidence toward who he left in charge of the Seraglio?
3. Why did the neighbors of the society described in letters 10 to 14 become jealous?
4. What keeps Usbek busy in letter 46?
5. What is the usual punishment for the eunuch's crime according to letter 19?
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