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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 59 | Chapter 60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose tomb does Twain visit on his journey to Baalbek?
(a) Moses'.
(b) Adam's.
(c) Joshua's.
(d) Noah's.

2. What is the name of the ruin of the tall tower seen after the group leaves El Yuba Dam?
(a) Baniyas.
(b) Mt. Pegus.
(c) Polycarp's tomb.
(d) Tower of Babel.

3. What is the name of the ship?
(a) Samuel Clemens.
(b) Bon Voyage.
(c) Quaker City.
(d) Broken Promises.

4. How do the travelers enter the Mosque of Omar?
(a) By a rock tunnel.
(b) By the door.
(c) By a secret passageway.
(d) By a baksheesh.

5. What fact humiliates Twain in Chapter 23?
(a) That a "cultivated Negro" is more intelligent than he.
(b) That a "cultivated Negro" is more famous than he.
(c) That a "cultivated Negro" is richer than he.
(d) That a "cultivated Negro" has more friends than he.

Short Answer Questions

1. What French location does Twain refuse to describe for fear of not doing it justice?

2. What does the guard in Chapter 49 have in his possession?

3. What is the first site seen in Rome?

4. How many marble statues does the Cathedral of Milan claim?

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

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