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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 51 | Chapter 52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Twain compare Versailles?
(a) The Garden of Eden.
(b) The White House.
(c) Cinderella's palace.
(d) Camelot.

2. In Chapter 30, what adjectives does Twain use to describe Naples from up close?
(a) Immoral.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Disgusting.
(d) Ugly.

3. What is the problem with the bartender in the bar advertising "ALL MANNER OF AMERICAN DRINKS ARTISTICALLY PREPARED HERE"?
(a) He can't make a single American drink.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He can't understand the group's American colloquialisms.

4. What is Twain given in Smyrna that he puts under his hat?
(a) A little wax candle.
(b) A tiny crucifix.
(c) A bone from a martyr.
(d) A slab of beef jerky.

5. What happens to most of the ship's passengers in Chapter 29?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) They are arrested.
(c) They are quarantined.
(d) They are sent before the captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Twain compare the St. Peter's maintenance men?

2. Why is the gondola ride a letdown?

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

4. What does Twain say that Venice looks like?

5. What does Twain say about Italian men in Chapter 20?

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