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

2. How many people go ashore in Spain, even though they are under quarantine?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

3. What is the first disappointing tourist attraction the group visits in Turkey?
(a) The mausoleum of Sultan Mahmud.
(b) The shrine at Constantinople.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) The mosque at St. Sophia.

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

5. Who do the travelers invite onto the ship to teach them the proper way to act when presented to the Emperor?
(a) The emperor's adviser.
(b) The Odessa consul.
(c) The town apothecary.
(d) Odessa's oldest citizen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Twain hail as the only way to travel?

3. Why does the trip to Damascus have to be made in two days?

4. What does Twain contract in Chapter 45?

5. What did the travelers rename Temin el Foka for ease of pronunciation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Despite his earlier cynicism, Twain's faith in the locations and objects of Jerusalem seems unshakable, and he even challenges the reader to prove several hypotheses false. What are some examples of this almost blind faith, and what reasoning does Twain give to justify his unwavering belief?

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

3. Mark Twain is eager to oblige the New York Herald's request for a complimentary summary of the excursion . What does Twain do to make the document more readable and user friendly?

4. What is it about Odessa that pleasantly surprises Twain and the other passengers?

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

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

7. Twain and the group have, to this point, been surrounded by foreigners with nothing to gain from the group but their money. Their experience with the Russians is happily different. What happens to make the group feel this way?

8. Though most of the towns and villages on their pathway through the Holy Land are a disappointment to Twain, the city of Shechem is a pleasant surprise. Describe what makes Shechem so unique.

9. Twain finds himself quoting the writer of "Life in the Holy Land" referring to Palestine as monotonous and uninviting. However, Twain also offers his own description of Palestine. How does he feel about the area?

10. Describe some of the historical areas that the group can see from the hill 1,200 feet above the Lake of Galilee.

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