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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Usbek uncover prior to his trip?
(a) Some failing
(b) A conspiracy
(c) A gold mine
(d) A murder.

3. How were the people of the society in letters 11 to 14 acting?
(a) In a way that benefited the greater good.
(b) In a way that benefited women.
(c) In a way that benefited the ruling cast.
(d) In a way that benefited only their own personal interest.

4. What activities can Usbek's wives do in his absence?
(a) Any moral and accepted activities.
(b) Only horseback riding.
(c) Only immoral activities.
(d) Nothing; they have to be confined at all time.

5. What are the men wasting their intelligence on according to letter 34?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Unimportant matters.
(c) Women's rights.
(d) Games of chance.

6. What happened to Zachi and her servant according to letter 45?
(a) They fled together.
(b) They reconciled.
(c) They hate each other.
(d) They killed each other.

7. What is powerless according to Rica in letter 71?
(a) The French government.
(b) The French king.
(c) The French Navy.
(d) The French Academy.

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

9. Why did the neighbors of the society described in letters 10 to 14 become jealous?
(a) They had a better leader.
(b) The society was more bountiful.
(c) They have more women.
(d) They had better land.

10. What are Usbek's feelings about his decision to leave?
(a) He is confident.
(b) He changed his mind.
(c) He is ill at ease.
(d) He didn't think about the consequences.

11. In what city does Usbek mention in letter 20?
(a) Livorno.
(b) Milan.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

12. What does the Mullah advise Usbek to refer to to find answers to his questions in letter 17?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Qur'an.
(c) The Mullah's book.
(d) Traditions of the Doctors.

13. What profession does one of the men Usbek meet claim to have in letter 46?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Stringing ladies along.
(c) Eunuch.
(d) Priest.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What problems arise for Usbek during his trip according to the letter he writes to Nessir?

2. What does Usbek request of his correspondent in the 1st letter?

3. What does Usbek hope the Mullah can help him with?

4. Why is Rustan supportive of Usbek according to the 5th letter?

5. In the 1st letter, what is Usbek trying to explain?

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