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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What temples do the travelers visit in Baalbek?
(a) The Temple of the Moon and the Temple of Mars.
(b) The Temple of the Sun and the Temple of Mars.
(c) The Temple of the Moon and the Temple of Jupiter.
(d) The Temple of the Sun and the Temple of Jupiter.

2. What does the group rename the city of Ain Mellahah?
(a) Broken Branch.
(b) Jacksonville
(c) Twainstown.
(d) Baldwinsville.

3. What is Endor's only fame?
(a) It was once the home of Jesus' mother, Mary.
(b) It was once the home of a slightly legendary witch.
(c) The Holy Family once lived there.
(d) It was once the home of Jesus' father, Joseph.

4. Who is guarding the boys in Chapter 49?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) Local police.
(c) Several children.
(d) A tall Arab.

5. What legend does Twain relate in Chapter 40?
(a) The Legend of the Seven Sleepers.
(b) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
(c) The Legend of the White Eagle.
(d) The Legend of the Broken Sparrow.

6. In Chapter 41, where were the travelers originally planning to travel first?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Baalbek.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Mt. Carmel.

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

8. Twain was quite taken with a girl in what city?
(a) Magdala.
(b) Yalta.
(c) El Amin.
(d) Ephesus.

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

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

11. What is the average age of a passenger on the excursion?
(a) 40.
(b) 26.
(c) 50.
(d) 34.

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

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

14. Who has hired the guard to protect the Americans on their trip to Galilee?
(a) The Pope.
(b) The Emperor of Russia.
(c) The monks of the local convent.
(d) The Sheikh of Tiberius.

15. What is the name of the fertile hill in Shechem?
(a) The Mount of Plenty.
(b) The Hill of Blessings.
(c) The Hill of Plenty.
(d) The Mount of Blessings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the pilgrims acquire the habit of pulling their guns from their holsters?

2. What do the Spaniards do to Twain's newspaper journal when he asks them to mail it?

3. What do the travelers do in Odessa?

4. What tourist attraction does the group visit in Egypt?

5. What does Twain claim made him sick?

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