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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the travelers do once they reach the River Jordan?
(a) Go swimming.
(b) Drink the water.
(c) Take a nap.
(d) Say a prayer.

2. What is the name of Twain's horse in Chapter 42?
(a) Frog.
(b) Jeremiah.
(c) Silver.
(d) Jericho.

3. Who asks Twain to write a summary of the excursion?
(a) The Boston Herald.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Boston Globe.
(d) The New York Herald.

4. What is the prevalent obstacle for the travelers throughout their journey?
(a) Language.
(b) Roadblocks.
(c) Bedouins.
(d) Beggars.

5. Where did Twain see the handkerchief of St. Veronica?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) Paris.
(d) All answers are true.

6. Why do the pilgrims acquire the habit of pulling their guns from their holsters?
(a) To look like wild west cowboys.
(b) To ward off mosquitoes.
(c) To shoot imaginary Bedouins.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

7. Where does the group set up camp in Nazareth?
(a) Near the American consulate.
(b) Near the Virgin Mary's Fountain.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Near Jesus' birthplace.

8. Where do the travelers swim?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) An oasis in the desert.
(c) The hotel pool.
(d) The Sea of Galilee.

9. What has Twain completely befuddled in Chapter 36?
(a) The time changes.
(b) The Russian newspaper.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) His cabinmate's rambling conversation.

10. With what are the streets of Constantinople crowded?
(a) Vendors.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Beggars.
(d) Crippled and deformed people.

11. What tourist attraction does the group visit in Egypt?
(a) Temple of Luxor.
(b) The Egyptian pyramids.
(c) Necropolis of Saqqara.
(d) The Lighthouse of Alexandria.

12. What do the travelers take from Ephesus as souvenirs?
(a) Travel brochures.
(b) Religious medals.
(c) Pieces of ruins.
(d) Icons.

13. How do the travelers enter the Mosque of Omar?
(a) By the door.
(b) By a rock tunnel.
(c) By a baksheesh.
(d) By a secret passageway.

14. What does the guard in Chapter 49 have in his possession?
(a) A huge record book.
(b) Bags of swords and guns.
(c) Several assistants.
(d) Multiple types of land mines.

15. Where does the caravan to Damascus stop for a rest period?
(a) A fountain.
(b) The Garden of Eden.
(c) An oasis in the middle of the desert.
(d) A broken down hunting cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Twain says that everything is now measured in __________ instead of __________.

2. What temples do the travelers visit in Baalbek?

3. Twain was quite taken with a girl in what city?

4. What is the name of the ruin of the tall tower seen after the group leaves El Yuba Dam?

5. Why is the tour guide in Chapter 35 called famous?

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