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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 100 - 113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nargum lament concerning the Tartars?
(a) They don't have a written history.
(b) They don't have good food.
(c) They don't know how to read or write.
(d) They don't care about slaves.

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

3. What is Usbek mourning in letter 76?
(a) One of his wives.
(b) A friend.
(c) A slave.
(d) The legislators' pitiful job.

4. Who gives Usbek the information in letter 100?
(a) A good Italian.
(b) A trusted Persian.
(c) A bad Frenchman.
(d) A sensible European.

5. What is the usual punishment for the eunuch's crime according to letter 19?
(a) Beating.
(b) Banishment.
(c) Death.
(d) Prison.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did two men die when the women took a trip to the country?

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

4. Which of Usbek's wives would still love him even if she was let go from the seraglio?

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

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