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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 Gate of Neptune.
(b) The Parthenon.
(c) The Acropolis.
(d) The Oracle at Delphi.

2. How many marble statues does the Cathedral of Milan claim?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 80.
(c) 500.
(d) 200.

3. How do the passengers of the ship track Twain's progress when he sneaks ashore in Athens?
(a) Alarms.
(b) The light of the moon.
(c) Barking dogs.
(d) Messenger updates.

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

5. Who once told the story of Pompeii?
(a) Pliny the Elder.
(b) Pliny the Younger.
(c) Horatio.
(d) Hector.

Short Answer Questions

1. What great battle takes place in Chapter 17?

2. Where does Twain finally find pretty foreign women?

3. What did the preachers on board the ship tell young Jack that turtles will do in Chapter 47?

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

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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