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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. What does Rica do to blend in in Paris?
(a) He wears western clothes.
(b) He grows a beard.
(c) He gets drunk.
(d) He wears a top hat.

2. What keeps Usbek busy in letter 46?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Travel.
(d) Acquisition of knowledge.

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

4. From whose excrement does the pig come from according to the Mullah in letter 17?
(a) Cow.
(b) Men.
(c) Horse.
(d) Elephant.

5. What is notable about Venice according to letter 29?
(a) There are no magicians.
(b) There are no modest women.
(c) There is no fresh water.
(d) There are no Muslims.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the master of the white eunuch avoid his punishment according to letter 19?

2. What is the usual punishment for the eunuch's crime according to letter 19?

3. How is the Ottoman Empire according to Usbek?

4. What does Usbek request of his correspondent in the 1st letter?

5. Who does Nargum write about in letter 49?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the head eunuch want Usbek to return home?

2. In letter 105, what does Usbek think is popular in Europe and who do they cater to?

3. Why did Usbek leave Persia according to letter 8?

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

5. Who does Usbek leave in charge of his home in Ispahan before leaving?

6. What is Usbek hoping to achieve with the help of the Mullah according to letter 16?

7. What people does Rica speak of in letter 48?

8. Who is the only wife that behaves in the seraglio?

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

10. What does Usbek encourage the eunuch to do according to letter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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