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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 125 - 138.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would the French rather copy than create according to Rica in letter 97?
(a) Fashion.
(b) Laws.
(c) Gold.
(d) Games.

2. Whose habit does Usbek talk about in the 100th letter?
(a) French princes.
(b) Italian merchants.
(c) Persian princes.
(d) French courtesans.

3. According to Pharan, what would be the result of turning him into a eunuch?
(a) His being expelled from the house.
(b) Him not being able to walk.
(c) His death.
(d) His wanting to flee.

4. Where is Usbek when he writes Letter 18?
(a) Paris.
(b) Smyrna.
(c) Persia.
(d) Syria.

5. What people does Usbek use to make his point in letters 11 to 14?
(a) The Troglodytes.
(b) The Romans.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) The Egyptians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is common in Europe according to Rica?

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

3. What did the neighbors of the society described in letters 10 to 14 want from them?

4. What does the head slave think will happen to the women in the seraglio when a new woman is brought there?

5. Where is Usbek's house located?

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