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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Twain always have to ask for at the hotels in France?
(a) A bar of soap.
(b) A pillow.
(c) An extra key.
(d) A blanket.

2. What does Twain see that fills him with lust?
(a) A woman sunbathing nude.
(b) A picture of his beloved.
(c) An adult magazine.
(d) White leather kid gloves.

3. What is the first site seen in Rome?
(a) The Vatican.
(b) The Coliseum.
(c) Solomon's Temple.
(d) St. Peter's.

4. What happens to most of the ship's passengers in Chapter 29?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) They are sent before the captain.
(c) They are quarantined.
(d) They are arrested.

5. What happened to Pompeii to make it a point of interest?
(a) It was once the most beautiful city in Italy.
(b) It was the birthplace of Nero.
(c) It was buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
(d) It was the original seat of Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Twain compliment the French?

2. What French location does Twain refuse to describe for fear of not doing it justice?

3. Whose legend does the carriage driver relate?

4. What is the name of the massive display that the group views in Paris?

5. What does Twain tell the group of poor people to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Venice is a city of many stories and legends. Describe the legend of the patron saint of Venice, St. Mark.

2. Twain is fascinated with Tangier. Its very foreignness entertains him inestimably. Why do you think Tangier has such an impact on Twain?

3. In Chapter 13, the group hires a tour guide to show them famous sites. Despite being tasked with this duty, the guide seems more interested in obtaining money by taking the tourists shopping and earning a commission. He even manages to keep them from making the Louvre before closing. What does this say about the tour guides in Paris, and how might this affect the group's hiring of other tour guides in the future?

4. We are introduced to a character called the Oracle. How did he earn this moniker? How do Twain and his shipmates feel about this man?

5. Mark Twain chooses to insert some of his well-known humor in his story about the group's capers in Athens. What purpose do you think the humor has in this chapter?

6. The ancient city of Pompeii was buried under an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Twain imagines what the lives of the people of Pompeii must have been like and wonders whether U.S. history would be correctly reported if something similar occurred in the United States. What do you think prompts Twain to wonder such a thing?

7. Twain is a bit contradictory in his opinions of the French. Outline Twain's opinions and theorize why he might feel that way.

8. Twain accompanies his group to the Coliseum. As he watches them scrabble for pieces of the huge building, he finds a playbill where a woman invites a man on a secret date. Why is this piece of trash more interesting to Twain than the souvenirs his friends seek?

9. Describe Twain's experience at Bois de Boulogne. Compare/contrast this experience with Twain's overall experience in France.

10. Twain has a moment of questioned faith in Chapter 6. What inspires this questioning? Is he questioning his faith or the object? Why does he question at all?

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