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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 35 | Chapter 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the tour guide in Chapter 35 called famous?
(a) He is listed in all the popular travel books.
(b) He has been a tour guide since he was three.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) He saved an important tourist from execution.

2. Why can't the travelers enter the Moorish mosque?
(a) It is closed.
(b) Only single Jewish people can enter.
(c) Only people from Tangier are permitted.
(d) Christians are forbidden to cross the threshold.

3. Why wouldn't Heloise marry Abelard?
(a) She didn't want to ruin his career.
(b) She thought he was already married.
(c) She was afraid of him.
(d) She didn't love him.

4. What excursion tempts the travelers from their fatigue after their visit to Naples?
(a) To the Coliseum.
(b) To Mt. Vesuvius.
(c) To St. Januarius.
(d) To the Grotto.

5. Why is the gondola ride a letdown?
(a) The boat has holes in it.
(b) The water smells funny.
(c) The driver cannot sing.
(d) There is trash in the canal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Twain say that the Moors are afraid of a certain country?

2. What do the travelers do in Odessa?

3. What is the problem with the bartender in the bar advertising "ALL MANNER OF AMERICAN DRINKS ARTISTICALLY PREPARED HERE"?

4. When does Twain's first positive impression of Venice take place?

5. To what does Twain compare Versailles?

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