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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Twain is sick of whom in Chapter 27?
(a) St. Germaine.
(b) His cabinmate.
(c) The British judge.
(d) Michelangelo.

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

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

4. What is the name of the tightrope walker introduced to Twain and the group?
(a) Count Luigi.
(b) Charles Blondind.
(c) Pierre Abelard.
(d) Jardin Mabille.

5. 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 blind.
(c) He can't understand the group's American colloquialisms.
(d) He is deaf.

6. What is the dominant item noticed by Twain and the travelers in the small village?
(a) Impoverished children.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Jesus Christ depictions.
(d) Dead dogs.

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

8. What happens to Twain in Florence when he gets lost and asks guards for directions?
(a) He is laughed at.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) He is given incorrect directions.
(d) He can't understand their language.

9. What does Twain say about Italian men in Chapter 20?
(a) They are ugly.
(b) They are rude.
(c) They are romantic.
(d) They smell bad.

10. Whose final resting place is highlighted in Chapter 15?
(a) Romeo's and Juliet's.
(b) Abelard's and Heloise's.
(c) Jim Morrison's.
(d) Charles de Gaulle's.

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

12. How does Twain describe the streets of Genoa?
(a) Wide and open.
(b) Dirty and disgusting.
(c) Like caves.
(d) Like pig sties.

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

14. When does Twain's first positive impression of Venice take place?
(a) The first moment they step into the city.
(b) When they get on the gondola.
(c) When they enter the Grand Canal.
(d) After a nap.

15. What is the first destination?
(a) Mt. Ararat.
(b) Grand Caymans.
(c) The Azores.
(d) The Philippines.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is the doctor charged for a kiss?

2. What happens to most of the ship's passengers in Chapter 29?

3. Where do the travelers visit in Chapter 20?

4. What family financed Titian and Raphael?

5. What is the one thing the travelers can do to be permitted to enter the mosque?

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