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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 41 | Chapter 42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the church member's dying wish?
(a) That her body lay in state forever.
(b) That an oil lamp never go out.
(c) That a huge party be held in her honor.
(d) That her family light a candle every year in her memory.

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

3. With what are the streets of Constantinople crowded?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Crippled and deformed people.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Vendors.

4. What is the one thing the passengers have in common once the ship sets sail?
(a) Seasickness.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Fame.
(d) Poverty.

5. Who do the travelers drop in on to say hello while they are in Odessa?
(a) The local apothecary.
(b) The emperor.
(c) Odessa's oldest citizen.
(d) The city's lothario.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the tightrope walker introduced to Twain and the group?

2. What is the first disappointing tourist attraction the group visits in Turkey?

3. How does Twain describe the streets of Genoa?

4. What does Twain find mundane about Gibraltar?

5. What are the more lively sources of entertainment offered on the ship?

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