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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 profession does one of the men Usbek meet claim to have in letter 46?
(a) Stringing ladies along.
(b) Priest.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Eunuch.

2. How does Usbek describe the king of France and the pope?
(a) As great men.
(b) As crooks.
(c) As magicians.
(d) As stupid.

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

4. What does the Mullah advise Usbek to refer to to find answers to his questions in letter 17?
(a) The Mullah's book.
(b) The Qur'an.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Traditions of the Doctors.

5. What do the society described in letters 10 to 14 do when their neighbors attack them?
(a) They let them take what they want.
(b) They let them integrate in their society.
(c) They flee.
(d) They defeat them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What law does Usbek applaud in letter 76?

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

4. Who is Rica dining with in letter 66?

5. Who was Zachi found with according to letter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rica compare the King of France and the Pope to?

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

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

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

6. What does the Mullah suggest Usbek do in his letter?

7. What does Usbek say about countries inhabited by undomesticated people?

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

9. What is Rica surprised about during his dinner with the man who works in law?

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

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