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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 28, what finally sparks some interest from Twain and his friends?
(a) The Capuchin Convent.
(b) The Vatican.
(c) The Church of St. Peter.
(d) The Blessed Virgin Grotto.

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

3. Where does Twain finally find pretty foreign women?
(a) Italy.
(b) Greece.
(c) Spain.
(d) Norway.

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

5. What color are the gondolas painted?
(a) Gold.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

6. Who serves as mule attendants?
(a) Priests.
(b) Monks.
(c) Children.
(d) Vagrants.

7. What does the driver in Chapter 21 suck on for about an hour?
(a) A grass blade.
(b) A mint.
(c) His pinkie finger.
(d) A cigar stub.

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

9. The excursionists are burned out on travel by the time they reach which Italian city?
(a) Venice.
(b) Florence.
(c) Rome.
(d) Milan.

10. What does Twain say the Europeans do after work?
(a) Eat ices.
(b) Take walks.
(c) Relax.
(d) All answers are correct.

11. How do the passengers of the ship track Twain's progress when he sneaks ashore in Athens?
(a) The light of the moon.
(b) Barking dogs.
(c) Alarms.
(d) Messenger updates.

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

13. Of what country does Twain say the Moors are afraid?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Egypt.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the donkeys have as saddles?

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

3. Who in France claim to be barbers?

4. What is the judge's name in Twain's story?

5. To what does Twain compare Rome at the end of Chapter 28?

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