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

2. What time do the guards wake the travelers to start the trip to Jordan?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

3. 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 ignore it.
(d) They laugh at it.

4. Who is guarding the boys in Chapter 49?
(a) Several children.
(b) A tall Arab.
(c) Local police.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

5. What town in Russia is visited by the travelers?
(a) Abdulino.
(b) Bogorodsk.
(c) Sevastopol.
(d) Kislovodsk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the preachers on board the ship tell young Jack that turtles will do in Chapter 47?

2. What is the name of the ruin of the tall tower seen after the group leaves El Yuba Dam?

3. What offends Twain at the end of the story?

4. What were the people who were taken aboard the ship in Chapter 57 fleeing?

5. From whom do the travelers need protection on their way to Galilee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Twain notices something about the Russian emperor during their visit that makes the emperor appear even move down to earth and human. What does Twain notice?

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

5. 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?

6. After weeks of excitement, a bit of unstructured leisure is welcomed as the group heads home. What are some of the activities offered on board the ship for its guests' entertainment?

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. 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?

9. 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.

10. 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?

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