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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 is Constantinople described when viewed from the ship?
(a) A beautiful sight.
(b) Dark and foreboding.
(c) Shining and blessed.
(d) The city of lights.

2. What were the people who were taken aboard the ship in Chapter 57 fleeing?
(a) Jaffa.
(b) Religious persecution.
(c) Colonization.
(d) Slavery.

3. Why is the tour guide in Chapter 35 called famous?
(a) He saved an important tourist from execution.
(b) He has been a tour guide since he was three.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) He is listed in all the popular travel books.

4. What group does Twain say is not welcome in Damascus?
(a) Jews.
(b) Muslims.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Christians.

5. How old is the emperor's daughter?
(a) 7.
(b) 27.
(c) 43.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Twain relate in Chapter 54?

2. Who asks Twain to write a summary of the excursion?

3. What do the travelers do once they reach the River Jordan?

4. In Chapter 41, where were the travelers originally planning to travel first?

5. What is the name of the tour guide in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. Expecting the worst on the trip to Sevastopol, the group is on alert and a bit scared about what might happen. Describe the group's experience and how they react to the Russians.

2. Twain and his friends are sure they are going to run into problems finding enough provisions for their trip to Damascus. What happens while their are in Lebanon to change their minds?

3. The group takes a trip to the Egyptian pyramids. What is their reaction to the pyramids, and what object garners the most admiration from the travelers? How much do they admire this object?

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

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

6. Baalbek's landscape is dotted with temples and ancient escarpments, making the location feel timeless and overwhelming. How do Twain and his friends feel about Baalbek?

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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