View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the dominant item noticed by Twain and the travelers in the small village?
(a) Jesus Christ depictions.
(b) Impoverished children.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Dead dogs.

2. How do the passengers of the ship track Twain's progress when he sneaks ashore in Athens?
(a) The light of the moon.
(b) Messenger updates.
(c) Alarms.
(d) Barking dogs.

3. Whose legend does the carriage driver relate?
(a) Count Luigi Gennaro Guido Alphonso di Genova.
(b) Count Lorenzo Gennaro Guido Alphonso di Genova.
(c) Count Lucio Gennaro Guido Alphonso di Genova.
(d) Count Leonardo Gennaro Guido Alphonso di Genova.

4. What is the first destination?
(a) Mt. Ararat.
(b) The Azores.
(c) Grand Caymans.
(d) The Philippines.

5. When does Twain's first positive impression of Venice take place?
(a) When they get on the gondola.
(b) When they enter the Grand Canal.
(c) The first moment they step into the city.
(d) After a nap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Twain in Florence when he gets lost and asks guards for directions?

2. What does Twain love about Tangier?

3. What is the one thing the travelers can do to be permitted to enter the mosque?

4. Why wouldn't Heloise marry Abelard?

5. What is considered the most sought-out city of the excursion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the legend associated with the Grotto Del Cane? From what event did this legend arise?

2. 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?

3. Describe the scene with the kid gloves. What do you think bothers Twain the most about this situation?

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

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

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. 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?

8. The romantic story of Heloise and Abelard is given a large section in Chapter 15. The entire chapter is nearly taken up by the story, despite the focus given to a cemetery. Why do you think Twain chose to include this story?

9. Stuck waiting in the tiny town of Annunciation, Twain and his companions decide to attend the theater to see a famous singer perform. What happens at the performance? What does this event do for Twain's opinion of the people who have attended?

10. Twain feels intellectually and culturally insecure in Venice. Describe why a tour guide furthers these insecurities.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,285 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample