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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the judge finally complain in Twain's story?
(a) When a dog bites his ankle.
(b) When a mule and a cow fall into his chimney.
(c) When his meal is too hot.
(d) When his carriage becomes stuck in the mud.

2. What great battle takes place in Chapter 17?
(a) A battle between the English sailors and American crewmen.
(b) The French Revolution.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Civil War.

3. What does the ship offer for entertainment?
(a) Cards.
(b) Shuffleboard.
(c) Dominoes.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

4. Heloise is sent to where?
(a) A convent.
(b) Versailles.
(c) Montmartre.
(d) Lyons.

5. What family financed Titian and Raphael?
(a) The Medici.
(b) The DiCalindi.
(c) The Vanguards.
(d) The de Gaulles.

6. How long is the train ride through France?
(a) 7 blocks.
(b) 500 miles.
(c) 30 kilometers.
(d) 1,000 miles.

7. What is the name of the massive display that the group views in Paris?
(a) The Golden Spirit Exhibition.
(b) The International Exhibition.
(c) The Grande Parisian Exhibition.
(d) The Exhibition de France.

8. 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 speak the language.
(d) They cannot find food.

9. What does Twain say that Venice looks like?
(a) A confusing, winding conundrum.
(b) A contradiction in terms.
(c) A neglected poverty pit.
(d) A magnificent city of influence.

10. For what does the advertisement in the beginning of the story encourage people to register?
(a) The lottery of a lifetime.
(b) The best tutor available in the United States.
(c) The great pleasure excursion to Europe and the Holy Land.
(d) The Christmas census.

11. Where do the travelers visit in Chapter 20?
(a) Genoa.
(b) Bellagio.
(c) Milan.
(d) Rome.

12. How long is the time between registration and the event?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A week.
(c) A day.
(d) A month.

13. What are the more lively sources of entertainment offered on the ship?
(a) Music.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Mock trials.

14. What is the judge's name in Twain's story?
(a) Oliver.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Michael.
(d) Jonathan.

15. What are the forms of transportation used in the first destination?
(a) Wheeled carts and motorbuses.
(b) Horses and pack mules.
(c) Wheeled carts, pack mules, and one's own head.
(d) Donkeys and one's own head.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the gondolas painted?

2. In Chapter 30, what adjectives does Twain use to describe Naples from up close?

3. What decorates the vault beneath the small church in Rome?

4. What is the name of the ship?

5. Twain is sick of whom in Chapter 27?

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