Persian Letters. Translated with an Introd. and Notes, by C. J. Betts Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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Persian Letters. Translated with an Introd. and Notes, by C. J. Betts Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 93 - 99.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Usbek, what choice do the tax laws leave men to choose between?
(a) Life and land.
(b) Women and money.
(c) Virtue and intelligence.
(d) Life and money.

2. According to Usbek, why is the city he is in in letter 18 considered great or powerful?
(a) It has a great college.
(b) It raised a great army.
(c) It has a great market.
(d) It was taken over by Europeans.

3. Why does the head eunuch think he is good at buying women?
(a) He loves all women.
(b) He wants one for himself.
(c) He is not attracted to them.
(d) He is good at negotiating prices.

4. According to letter 15, where does the Mullah live?
(a) Among the tombs of Qum.
(b) In Persepolis.
(c) In Baghdad.
(d) In Mecca.

5. In letter 93, where is the woman from whom the head women eunuch purchases?
(a) Visapor.
(b) Persepolis.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the neighbors of the society described in letters 10 to 14 become jealous?

2. From whose excrement does the pig come from according to the Mullah in letter 17?

3. Why does the man in Usbek's story in letter 98 claim to always be right?

4. Who wrote letter 10 to Usbek?

5. According to Rica in letter 96, what changes quickly in France?

(see the answer key)

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