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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Night in Egypt | Sins of the Flesh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was initially used to preserve food in hot countries?
(a) Herbs and spices.
(b) Ice.
(c) Icehouses.
(d) Springhouses.

2. What does the "Mea Culpa of the Culpable" section introduce?
(a) Various plants that are aphrodisiacs.
(b) Meats that are considered sensual.
(c) The people who collaborated with Allende on this work.
(d) The members of Allende's family.

3. What convent blacklisted these herbs?
(a) Barefoot Sisters of the Poor.
(b) Franciscan Sisters.
(c) Carmelite Sisters.
(d) Sisters of Notre Dame.

4. Why does Lola Montez invent the Tarantula?
(a) She loves to dance.
(b) To woo her subjects.
(c) She has an interest in spiders.
(d) She loves to be the center of attention.

5. Why are the herbs blacklisted by the convent?
(a) They were difficult to grow.
(b) They had aphrodisiac qualities.
(c) They do not taste very good.
(d) They were expensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tabra travel in search of?

2. What does the order of dishes during a meal affect?

3. What values were acceptable in Allende's family?

4. How is Allende's friend's blind date turn into a Herculean god?

5. Why can a family friend not eat chicken for ten years?

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