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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 33 - 45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is trying to steal Zephis's slave?
(a) Zachi.
(b) Fatme.
(c) Rustan.
(d) The chief eunuch.

2. What does Usbek order the black eunuch to do?
(a) Kill a slave.
(b) Buy a new eunuch.
(c) Turn Pharan into a eunuch.
(d) Not touch Pharan until his return.

3. From whose excrement does the pig come from according to the Mullah in letter 17?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Horse.
(c) Men.
(d) Cow.

4. What did the neighbors of the society described in letters 10 to 14 want from them?
(a) To steal their women.
(b) To steal their ruler.
(c) To steal their land.
(d) To steal their flocks or livestock.

5. How is the Ottoman Empire according to Usbek?
(a) At war.
(b) Recovering.
(c) Expanding.
(d) Troubled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Usbek encounter in the streets of Paris?

2. What does the Mullah advise Usbek to refer to to find answers to his questions in letter 17?

3. How is Usbek's confidence toward who he left in charge of the Seraglio?

4. Where is Usbek when he writes Letter 18?

5. Why does the head of the black eunuchs want to made Pharan a eunuch, according to the letter he writes Usbek?

(see the answer key)

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