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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What people does Usbek use to make his point in letters 11 to 14?
2. What does Usbek order the black eunuch to do?
3. Who wrote letter 10 to Usbek?
4. Where is Usbek when he writes Letter 18?
5. What does the Mullah advise Usbek to refer to to find answers to his questions in letter 17?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do we learn about the situation in Usbek's Persian home in letter 39?
2. Why is Pharan complaining in letter 40?
3. What is affluence based on in Paris according to Rica?
4. Who is Mehemet Ali?
5. What people does Rica speak of in letter 48?
6. What is the relationship between the head eunuch and Jaron, the eunuch Usbeck brought with him according to the supplementary letters?
7. Who is criticizing Usbek according to Rustan?
8. What are Usbek's orders concerning Pharan after reading both the head eunuch and Pharan's letters?
9. Why does Usbek consider Smyrna powerful in letter 18?
10. Why does Usbek think Christians are not good Christians or even citizens in letter 44?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Montesquieu uses personification in his description of justice. In an essay, define personification and analyze why Montesquieu uses personification to write about justice. Students should use examples from the book to support their discussion.
Essay Topic 2
Montesquieu emphasizes the need for religious tolerance in Persian Letters and equates reason with tolerance. Examine how he addresses religious beliefs, practice, and leadership in the Persian Letters.
Essay Topic 3
The Persian Letters has elements of humanism throughout. Write an essay that defines humanism, examines its role in society, and analyzes its importance in the Persian Letters, particularly in regards to the formation of character.
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