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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose king does Rica witness the crowning of in letter 104?
(a) The King of Spain.
(b) The King of England.
(c) The King of Persia.
(d) The King of France.

2. Who gives Usbek the information in letter 100?
(a) A bad Frenchman.
(b) A trusted Persian.
(c) A sensible European.
(d) A good Italian.

3. What happens to the woman killed by her husband in the story in letter 135?
(a) She is taken as a slave in heaven.
(b) She goes to hell.
(c) She is reincarnated.
(d) She enjoys great pleasures goes to heaven.

4. What does the monk in letter 129 think of astrological books?
(a) They are pitiful.
(b) They cannot be read easily.
(c) They are too big.
(d) They are accurate.

5. Who was the woman in letter 93 purchased for?
(a) Usbek's brother.
(b) Usbek's friend.
(c) Usbek's father.
(d) Usbek's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What letter does Rica say is causing confusion at the university he visits in letter 106?

2. Who was Zachi found in bed with?

3. What answer does Usbek give to the central question of letter 114?

4. What does the woman killed by her husband in the story in letter 135 do to her husband as retribution?

5. What does the head slave think will happen to the women in the seraglio when a new woman is brought there?

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