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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. What holiday is celebrated aboard the ship?
(a) Independence Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Easter.

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

3. What has Twain completely befuddled in Chapter 36?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) His cabinmate's rambling conversation.
(c) The time changes.
(d) The Russian newspaper.

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

5. What obstacle faces the group as they try to enter Athens?
(a) They cannot find a tour guide.
(b) The ship is quarantined for 11 days.
(c) They cannot find food.
(d) They cannot speak the language.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the midnight excursion mentioned in Chapter 29 begin?

2. Twain says that everything is now measured in __________ instead of __________.

3. What is the name of the ruin of the tall tower seen after the group leaves El Yuba Dam?

4. What do the travelers do in the Arab mosque that not even the Arabs do?

5. Who serves as mule attendants?

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