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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. How much did the boat driver want to take the group on a tour of the body of water in which they are swimming?
(a) $100.
(b) $13.
(c) $8.
(d) $40.

2. What do the Spaniards do to Twain's newspaper journal when he asks them to mail it?
(a) They fumigate it.
(b) They burn it in front of him.
(c) They laugh at it.
(d) They ignore it.

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

4. What does Twain claim made him sick?
(a) Bathing in the common bathhouses.
(b) Eating unlimited amounts of snow.
(c) Drinking tainted water in Athens.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Twain claim founded the city later replaced by Babylon?

2. What mode of transportation do the travelers use in Egypt?

3. What does the guard in Chapter 49 have in his possession?

4. What does Twain contract in Chapter 45?

5. What adjective does Twain use to describe Magdala?

Short Essay Questions

1. Despite many precautions, what disease does Twain contract, and what are his theories on how he contracted it?

2. On the one-year anniversary of the excursion, Twain returns to say an encore farewell. What does he say about the trip, and what advice does he give future excursionists?

3. Describe the actions of the group once the ship drops anchor in Egypt. Who ends up on the ship with them?

4. Twain and his companions' awe at walking in Jesus' footsteps and perhaps touching the very surface he may have once touched continues. They come to the tiny village of Shunem. What is the village's main attraction for Twain?

5. The first place that the pilgrims want to visit in Jerusalem is the Holy Sepulcher. What is the draw of this location?

6. Because the travelers are not permitted in Greece, they decide to move on to Turkey. What are some of the dubious customs of Turkey, and what does Twain say about those customs when comparing them to those of America?

7. As the caravan gets closer to Baalbek, Twain begins to tell relevant stories from the Bible. What stories does Twain relate, and how does he feel about the Syrians at this point in the story?

8. In Chapter 60, Twain relates a humorous tale of an experience he had on the ship. What is the tale about, and how does it proceed?

9. Describe the chaos in Constantinople as seen by Twain.

10. The group finally reaches Damascus. How do the citizens of Damascus feel about Christians and why?

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