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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, War of the Khans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a Spirit Banner proclaim?
(a) Religion.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Identity.
(d) Power.

2. What kind of education did Genghis Khan receive?
(a) He traveled to learn from a teacher when he was a teenager.
(b) He recieved no formal education.
(c) Genghis Khan took a few years of classes in his village.
(d) Genghis Khan went to school as an adult, to catch up.

3. What means "strong, firm, unshakable and fearless" in Mongol?
(a) Ong.
(b) Geng.
(c) Chin.
(d) Jin.

4. The night before his decisive battle with the Naiman, Temujin asked his soldiers to sleep soundly. What happened to many of the Naiman men?
(a) Temujin picked men off, one by one, all through the night.
(b) Many of the fleeing Naiman fell off a cliff.
(c) Many of the fleeing Naimen were pursued by Jamuka.
(d) Temujin lit many fires, so it would seem like he had more men.

5. At the beginning of chapter two, who first heard the sound of horse hooves of the Merkids hitting the ground?
(a) Burkhan Khaldun.
(b) Borte.
(c) The old woman of the family.
(d) Genghis Khan.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, what was Genghis Khan afraid of?

2. At its height, how expansive was the Mongol Empire?

3. What was the name Temujin chose for himself, after this important khuriltai?

4. How did Temujin trick the Naiman to believe he had more troops than "stars in the sky?"

5. Whom did Temujin ask for help, after the kidnapping of Borte?

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