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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Heloise is sent to where?
(a) Lyons.
(b) Versailles.
(c) A convent.
(d) Montmartre.
2. What excursion tempts the travelers from their fatigue after their visit to Naples?
(a) To the Coliseum.
(b) To Mt. Vesuvius.
(c) To St. Januarius.
(d) To the Grotto.
3. For what does the advertisement in the beginning of the story encourage people to register?
(a) The Christmas census.
(b) The great pleasure excursion to Europe and the Holy Land.
(c) The lottery of a lifetime.
(d) The best tutor available in the United States.
4. Why is the gondola ride a letdown?
(a) The driver cannot sing.
(b) The water smells funny.
(c) The boat has holes in it.
(d) There is trash in the canal.
5. 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 carriage becomes stuck in the mud.
(d) When his meal is too hot.
6. Whose legend does the carriage driver relate?
(a) Count Lucio Gennaro Guido Alphonso di Genova.
(b) Count Leonardo Gennaro Guido Alphonso di Genova.
(c) Count Lorenzo Gennaro Guido Alphonso di Genova.
(d) Count Luigi Gennaro Guido Alphonso di Genova.
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 Exhibition de France.
(d) The Grande Parisian Exhibition.
8. What item interests Twain most in Rome after visiting the Coliseum?
(a) A monk's cell.
(b) The Vatican.
(c) An article about a playbill.
(d) A da Vinci painting.
9. What is the most common tour guide speech in Chapter 7 regarding?
(a) The Queen's chair.
(b) Cabin fever.
(c) The Holy Land.
(d) Mecca.
10. What happens to most of the ship's passengers in Chapter 29?
(a) They are quarantined.
(b) They are arrested.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) They are sent before the captain.
11. In Chapter 28, what finally sparks some interest from Twain and his friends?
(a) The Vatican.
(b) The Church of St. Peter.
(c) The Blessed Virgin Grotto.
(d) The Capuchin Convent.
12. To what does Twain compare Como Lake?
(a) Lake Ponchatrain.
(b) Lake of the Ozarks.
(c) Loch Ness.
(d) Lake Tahoe.
13. What does Twain say that Venice looks like?
(a) A magnificent city of influence.
(b) A confusing, winding conundrum.
(c) A contradiction in terms.
(d) A neglected poverty pit.
14. To what site is the midnight excursion in Athens?
(a) The Oracle at Delphi.
(b) The Parthenon.
(c) The Gate of Neptune.
(d) The Acropolis.
15. The excursionists are burned out on travel by the time they reach which Italian city?
(a) Florence.
(b) Milan.
(c) Venice.
(d) Rome.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the midnight excursion mentioned in Chapter 29 begin?
2. What is the judge's name in Twain's story?
3. Who in France claim to be barbers?
4. What does Twain imply the advertising program says?
5. How do the passengers of the ship track Twain's progress when he sneaks ashore in Athens?
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