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

2. What did the preachers on board the ship tell young Jack that turtles will do in Chapter 47?
(a) Sing.
(b) Talk.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) Run.

3. What did young Mark Twain discover upon sneaking into his father's office?
(a) His father's affair.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A revealing document.
(d) A stray dog.

4. What great battle takes place in Chapter 17?
(a) A battle between the English sailors and American crewmen.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The French Revolution.
(d) World War II.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many marble statues does the Cathedral of Milan claim?

3. How does Twain describe the streets of Genoa?

4. Who once told the story of Pompeii?

5. How much did the boat driver want to take the group on a tour of the body of water in which they are swimming?

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