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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Due to Italy's tenuous financial state, Twain is confused by its what?
(a) Elaborate roadways.
(b) Expensive railways.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) Expensive roadways.

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

3. What did young Mark Twain discover upon sneaking into his father's office?
(a) A stray dog.
(b) A revealing document.
(c) A dead body.
(d) His father's affair.

4. What does Twain find mundane about Gibraltar?
(a) Its legends.
(b) Its history.
(c) Its people.
(d) Its guides.

5. Who once told the story of Pompeii?
(a) Horatio.
(b) Pliny the Elder.
(c) Hector.
(d) Pliny the Younger.

6. In which cities does Twain admit not even taking notes?
(a) Rome and Pistoia.
(b) Bologna and Venice.
(c) Milan and Venice.
(d) Bologna and Pistoia.

7. How is the the American consul general of Tangier introduced?
(a) As a wicked man.
(b) As a lonely man.
(c) As a confident man.
(d) As a man of prestige.

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

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

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

11. What is the name of the cave in which it is said that dogs go to sleep and never wake up?
(a) Grotto Del Annunciation.
(b) Grotto De Madre.
(c) Grotto Del Cane.
(d) Grotto Montmartre.

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

13. What decorates the vault beneath the small church in Rome?
(a) Priceless artwork.
(b) The bones of deceased monks.
(c) Marble statues.
(d) 24-carat gold leaf.

14. How are the ship's passengers described in Chapter 2?
(a) Anxious and uncomfortable.
(b) Elegant and refined.
(c) Excited, confused, and full of chaos.
(d) Long in the tooth.

15. How much is the doctor charged for a kiss?
(a) 6 francs.
(b) 1 dollar.
(c) 1 franc.
(d) 12 euros.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the dominant item noticed by Twain and the travelers in the small village?

2. What is the second stop on the trip?

3. When does the judge finally complain in Twain's story?

4. Why does Twain say that the Moors are afraid of a certain country?

5. What does Twain love about Tangier?

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