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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Rica, what do the French prefer to follow when it comes to fashion?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) British.
(d) Persian.

2. In letter 126, what does the philosopher believe will cause the death of all humans?
(a) A sun spot.
(b) A good place to live.
(c) A new planet.
(d) A new star.

3. What would the French rather copy than create according to Rica in letter 97?
(a) Gold.
(b) Fashion.
(c) Laws.
(d) Games.

4. What books do Rica and the curator talk about according to letter 128?
(a) Sculpture.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Husbandry.

5. What does the woman killed by her husband in the story in letter 135 do to her husband as retribution?
(a) She sends a man to turn him into a eunuch.
(b) She sends a ghost to torment him.
(c) She sends a double to replace him in the seraglio.
(d) She sends a woman to kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the consequence feared by Rhedi in letter 102 once men learn enough about science?

2. Why does Usbek think the Jews were able to repopulate themselves several times according to letter 115?

3. What does the eunuch ask Usbek in letter 93?

4. What does Zelis do while being in public?

5. Which one of Usbek's wives behaves as she should be according to letter 143?

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