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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 is the best thing to see in Smyrna?
(a) Mount Pegus.
(b) Polycarp's tomb.
(c) Ephesus.
(d) One of the Seven Apocalyptic Churches.

2. What does Twain do while docked in Spain?
(a) Throws a party onboard.
(b) Sneaks out past the quarantine barricade.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Writes about Paris.

3. Where does the group set up camp in Nazareth?
(a) Near the American consulate.
(b) Near the Virgin Mary's Fountain.
(c) Near Jesus' birthplace.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

4. Where does the ship land after a long time at sea in Chapter 60?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) The Grand Caymans.
(d) Manila.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city is said to be the boyhood home of Jesus?

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

3. How is Constantinople described when viewed from the ship?

4. What is the name of the smoking apparatus handed to Twain in Turkey?

5. Why is the tour guide in Chapter 35 called famous?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. 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.

4. Describe the scene of the journey to Mary Magdalene's former home in the tiny, extremely impoverished village of Magdala. How do you think the group feels once it has seen Mary's home and is on its way out?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. Twain's caravan stops at a fountain for a rest period on its way to Damascus. What observation does Twain make at this fountain, and how does it make him feel?

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