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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What people does Usbek use to make his point in letters 11 to 14?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Egyptians.
(c) The Troglodytes.
(d) The Greeks.

2. What did Usbek uncover prior to his trip?
(a) Some failing
(b) A conspiracy
(c) A murder.
(d) A gold mine

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

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 serve.
(c) His ability to cook.
(d) Usbek's good temperament.

5. What problems arise for Usbek during his trip according to the letter he writes to Nessir?
(a) His health is failing.
(b) He ran out of money.
(c) He fell for a western woman.
(d) His slave escaped.

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

7. Where is Usbek's house located?
(a) Ispahan.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Baghdad.
(d) Mecca.

8. How did the society in letters 10 to 14 fare after it stabilized?
(a) They became extinct.
(b) They moved to another land.
(c) They multiplied into a country of vicious people.
(d) They multiplied into a whole country of virtuous people.

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

10. What happens to the girl's face in Zelis' story?
(a) It has too much makeup.
(b) It is cut.
(c) Nothing happens.
(d) It is burned.

11. According to Usbek, why is the city he is in in letter 18 considered great or powerful?
(a) It has a great market.
(b) It has a great college.
(c) It raised a great army.
(d) It was taken over by Europeans.

12. What kind of people does Rica dislike?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Prideful.
(c) Shameless.
(d) European.

13. Who is Usbek writing letter 33 to?
(a) Gemchid.
(b) Pharam.
(c) Rhedi.
(d) Zachi.

14. Who does Usbek write the 44th letter to?
(a) Roxan.
(b) Solim.
(c) The head eunuch.
(d) Rhedi.

15. What is the name of the white eunuch that broke the rule in letter 19?
(a) Ibben.
(b) Rica.
(c) Rhedi.
(d) Nadir.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Usbek describe the king of France and the pope?

2. Who are the gravest people according to letter 32?

3. What do the society described in letters 10 to 14 do when their neighbors attack them?

4. For the common man, what are the consequences of having too many rules and regulations in religion according to Usbek?

5. What does Rustan write to Usbek about the community's view on Usbek's trip?

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