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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Usbek's wives would still love him even if she was let go from the seraglio?
(a) Zephis.
(b) Fatme.
(c) Zachi.
(d) Zelide.

2. How is Usbek's confidence toward who he left in charge of the Seraglio?
(a) Very low, he is fearful.
(b) Very high, he has no fear.
(c) Medium, he is confident, but had someone else double check regularly.
(d) None, he didn't want that person, but had no choice.

3. Who does Nargum write about in letter 49?
(a) Freed eunuch.
(b) Men of Muscovy.
(c) Women of Paris.
(d) Slaves of Persia.

4. According to letter 33, what parallel does Usbek make?
(a) The parallel between slaves and eunuchs.
(b) The parallel between men and women.
(c) The parallel between men and slaves.
(d) The parallel between Christianity and Islam.

5. What argument does Usbek use as an example in letter 34?
(a) Argument about the validity of humanism.
(b) Argument about the death of a French entrepreneur.
(c) Argument about the birthplace of a Greek poet.
(d) Argument about the death of a king.

6. Who did Usbek leave in charge of his seraglio?
(a) His first wife.
(b) His chief eunuch.
(c) Rustan.
(d) His son.

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

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

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

10. Who is Rica dining with in letter 66?
(a) A king.
(b) A Jewish doctor.
(c) A man who works in the law.
(d) Usbek.

11. What makes family life more orderly according to Usbek's experience?
(a) A strong mother.
(b) A strong father.
(c) Being allowed to discipline children.
(d) Being forbidden to discipline children.

12. What does Usbek hope the Mullah can help him with?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Choosing a single wife
(c) Being sober.
(d) Living right.

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

14. What is discussed about the society from letters 11 to 14?
(a) It does not have sheep.
(b) It does not have women.
(c) It has no rulers.
(d) It's members do not drink milk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Usbek order the black eunuch to do?

2. What is the main topic of letter 67?

3. Why did the master of the white eunuch avoid his punishment according to letter 19?

4. How is Zachi and Zelide's relationship according to the 19th letter?

5. What does Usbek tell Zelis he is proud of in letter 69?

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