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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the most common tour guide speech in Chapter 7 regarding?
2. What does Twain imply the advertising program says?
3. What does the ship offer for entertainment?
4. Twain says the color the gondolas are painted the color of ___________.
5. What item interests Twain most in Rome after visiting the Coliseum?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the scene with the kid gloves. What do you think bothers Twain the most about this situation?
2. We are introduced to a character called the Oracle. How did he earn this moniker? How do Twain and his shipmates feel about this man?
3. What impresses Twain about St. Peter's?
4. On a visit to the Capuchin Convent, the group is led into a vault decorated with the bones of ancient deceased monks. What is it about this vault that so fascinates Twain?
5. What observation does Twain make that seems unlikely in the heavily Christian city of Rome?
6. Twain and his friends finally reach France. However, their first stop, Marseille, is fraught with problems. What are some of these problems? Do you think that some or all of these problems could have been avoided? Why or why not?
7. Why does Twain use an advertisement, rather than his own words, to describe the grand excursion?
8. Twain is a bit contradictory in his opinions of the French. Outline Twain's opinions and theorize why he might feel that way.
9. Compare/contrast American and European work ethics, as described by Twain in Chapter 19.
10. The ancient city of Pompeii was buried under an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Twain imagines what the lives of the people of Pompeii must have been like and wonders whether U.S. history would be correctly reported if something similar occurred in the United States. What do you think prompts Twain to wonder such a thing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Twain is very complimentary of several locations while others draw his ire not long after arrival. Which location do you feel is his favorite? Why? How does he describe this location? Which do you feel is his least favorite? Why? How does he describe this location?
Essay Topic 2
Recall Twain's reaction to the statue of a man without skin in Milan. What was his reaction to the statue? What triggered that reaction? What kind of trauma could be suffered by a boy of the age Twain was when he snuck into his father's office when exposed to what he was exposed to at that point? How do you think it affected Twain, given his personality as an adult?
Essay Topic 3
Twain uses other people's words to write his article at times. For example, when in Nazareth, he copies an extract from the Apocryphal New Testament. Why do you think he does this? Twain doesn't strike one as a person in want of words, so why is it important to note that he does quote other writers?
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