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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the average age of a passenger on the excursion?
(a) 40.
(b) 26.
(c) 50.
(d) 34.

2. What legend does Twain relate in Chapter 40?
(a) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
(b) The Legend of the White Eagle.
(c) The Legend of the Seven Sleepers.
(d) The Legend of the Broken Sparrow.

3. What do the travelers take from Ephesus as souvenirs?
(a) Pieces of ruins.
(b) Icons.
(c) Religious medals.
(d) Travel brochures.

4. What is the name of the gate the travelers pass on their way out of Jerusalem?
(a) The Apostles Gate.
(b) The Jerusalem Gate.
(c) The Damascus Gate.
(d) The Gate of Honor.

5. What is the name of the bare hill in Shechem?
(a) The Hill of Curses.
(b) The Mount of Poverty.
(c) The Mount of Curses.
(d) The Hill of Poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Twain given in Smyrna that he puts under his hat?

2. Where does the ship anchor in Chapter 57?

3. How many people go ashore in Spain, even though they are under quarantine?

4. What does Twain claim made him sick?

5. Why does the trip to Damascus have to be made in two days?

Short Essay Questions

1. The travelers finally reach Nazareth, once said to be home of the Holy Family. What does Twain do to try to make the significance of the place more real for him? Does his method appear to work?

2. The men come upon young Jack on the verge of destroying an innocent turtle. What is Jack's issue with the turtle, and what does that tell you about Jack's personality?

3. What is it about Odessa that pleasantly surprises Twain and the other passengers?

4. Baalbek's landscape is dotted with temples and ancient escarpments, making the location feel timeless and overwhelming. How do Twain and his friends feel about Baalbek?

5. Describe some of the historical areas that the group can see from the hill 1,200 feet above the Lake of Galilee.

6. Expecting the worst on the trip to Sevastopol, the group is on alert and a bit scared about what might happen. Describe the group's experience and how they react to the Russians.

7. On a hill in Smyrna are layers of broken crockery and oyster shells. Twain is perplexed by who might have put these items in such an odd place. What are some of the possible origins for the shells and crockery given by Twain in Chapter 39?

8. Twain's caravan stops at a fountain for a rest period on its way to Damascus. What observation does Twain make at this fountain, and how does it make him feel?

9. Though the excursion is now complete, Twain and several of his friends feel that there is something missing. Where do they decide to go and why?

10. On the one-year anniversary of the excursion, Twain returns to say an encore farewell. What does he say about the trip, and what advice does he give future excursionists?

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