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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. Where does the ship anchor in Chapter 57?
(a) Nantucket.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Cape of Good Hope.

2. To where are the colonists who have boarded the ship in Chapter 57 going to be taken?
(a) Maine.
(b) Japan.
(c) Africa.
(d) Jakarta.

3. What do the travelers do in Odessa?
(a) Shop in the market.
(b) Eat ice cream.
(c) Visit a religious shrine.
(d) Ride mules.

4. What is the group looking for in Magdala?
(a) The "true" cross.
(b) A modern-day prophet.
(c) The Holy Sepluchre.
(d) The house of Mary Magdalene.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What legend does Twain relate in Chapter 40?

2. Where does the caravan to Damascus stop for a rest period?

3. What do the Spaniards do to Twain's newspaper journal when he asks them to mail it?

4. What does Twain do while docked in Spain?

5. What does the group rename the city of Ain Mellahah?

Short Essay Questions

1. The travelers finally reach Nazareth, once said to be home of the Holy Family. What does Twain do to try to make the significance of the place more real for him? Does his method appear to work?

2. 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?

3. The men come upon young Jack on the verge of destroying an innocent turtle. What is Jack's issue with the turtle, and what does that tell you about Jack's personality?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

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

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