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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 47 | Chapter 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what site is the midnight excursion in Athens?
(a) The Parthenon.
(b) The Oracle at Delphi.
(c) The Gate of Neptune.
(d) The Acropolis.

2. What happened to Pompeii to make it a point of interest?
(a) It was buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
(b) It was the original seat of Christianity.
(c) It was the birthplace of Nero.
(d) It was once the most beautiful city in Italy.

3. What do the pilgrims hand out in Magdala?
(a) Food.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Money.
(d) Compliments.

4. How does Twain describe the streets of Genoa?
(a) Like caves.
(b) Dirty and disgusting.
(c) Wide and open.
(d) Like pig sties.

5. What is the group looking for in Magdala?
(a) The Holy Sepluchre.
(b) The house of Mary Magdalene.
(c) A modern-day prophet.
(d) The "true" cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. What obstacle faces the group as they try to enter Athens?

2. What did young Mark Twain discover upon sneaking into his father's office?

3. What is considered the most sought-out city of the excursion?

4. What great battle takes place in Chapter 17?

5. Where does Twain finally find pretty foreign women?

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