View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the head slave think will happen to the women in the seraglio when a new woman is brought there?
(a) They will leave.
(b) They will revolt.
(c) They will be happy.
(d) They will behave.

2. Why does Rhedi think Muslims are blessed?
(a) Because of good farm land.
(b) Because of polygamy.
(c) Because of their ignorance of science.
(d) Because of a generous government.

3. What does the monk in letter 129 think of astrological books?
(a) They are too big.
(b) They are pitiful.
(c) They are accurate.
(d) They cannot be read easily.

4. What does the woman killed by her husband in the story in letter 135 do to her husband as retribution?
(a) She sends a double to replace him in the seraglio.
(b) She sends a ghost to torment him.
(c) She sends a woman to kill him.
(d) She sends a man to turn him into a eunuch.

5. Why does Roxane send Usbek letter 150?
(a) To tell him about the misbehaving of the other wives.
(b) To tell him about mistreatment in the seraglio.
(c) To tell him she loves him.
(d) To tell him she is killing herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Usbek the information in letter 100?

2. In letter 126, what does the philosopher believe will cause the death of all humans?

3. What books do Rica and the curator talk about according to letter 128?

4. What king died according to letter 122?

5. What is said to guarantee men's loyalty in Europe?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 269 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample