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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In letter 103, what does Usbek think Rhedi detests despite his travels in the West?

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

3. What does Nargum write about the Tartars to Usbek?

4. What are the topics of letters 87 and 88?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Persian Letters, the head eunuch writes to Usbek and discusses an arranged marriage or purchasing a woman for Usbek's brother. In an essay, discuss the history of arranged marriage, its potential benefits and drawbacks, as well as why Montesquieu chose to use this in the book. Use examples from the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Usbek writes several times about changes in population and gives examples of different causes. Analyze and discuss the causes of changes in population and conclude which one is more likely. Students should use secondary sources to determine population during the time the book was written to support their essay.

Essay Topic 3

Usbek discusses divergent effects that laws have on human behavior and how different cultures address diseases of the spirit. Discuss what behaviors may be considered divergent and affect the spirit and how Persian culture may address these differently than western Europeans.

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