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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is a person's superiority proven in Persia?
(a) By the number of his wives.
(b) By his kindness.
(c) By his fortune.
(d) By his feelings of superiority.

2. What does Usbek request of his correspondent in the 1st letter?
(a) Join him.
(b) Tell him what people say of his voyage.
(c) Become his eunuch.
(d) Take care of his wives.

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

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

5. Which of Usbek's wives would still love him even if she was let go from the seraglio?
(a) Zelide.
(b) Zephis.
(c) Zachi.
(d) Fatme.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Mullah tell Usbek he has little of?

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

3. What does Usbek conclude a government should take into consideration when handling punishments?

4. What law does Usbek applaud in letter 76?

5. What does Usbek hope the Mullah can help him with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the debate Rica speaks of in letter 36?

2. Why does Usbek consider Smyrna powerful in letter 18?

3. What does the republic result from according to Rica in Letter 125?

4. What happened to the Troglodytes according to Usbek?

5. What is powerless according to Rica in Letter 71 and why?

6. What boundaries do the laws of a monarchy dictate according to Usbek in letter 91?

7. When talking about the habits of Persian princes, why does Usbek feel the need to add "sensible" to his description?

8. What happens to the head eunuch in letter 141?

9. In letter 93, what does the head eunuch purchase and who does he purchase it from?

10. What quality does Rica praise in a man according to supplementary letter 7?

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