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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the emperor and the traveler grow quiet in order to reflect on what was just said, the emperor sometimes:
(a) Weeps quietly.
(b) Imagines Polo answering his questions.
(c) Clears his throat loudly.
(d) Stares at Polo piercingly.

2. When strangers arrive to Zobeide, what impression do they have of the city?
(a) They feel a deep longing in their hearts.
(b) It looks like a piece of heaven.
(c) They've seen this place before in their dreams.
(d) They do not understand what drew people here.

3. Polo tells Khan that he feels this way about the things he saw in Hypatia:
(a) Entranced.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Cheated.
(d) Uplifted.

4. In Armilla, what is one likely to catch a glimpse of?
(a) Young boys fishing with their bare hands in the river.
(b) Children flying colorful, dragon-shaped kites in the distance.
(c) Prayer flags fluttering from rooftops.
(d) Young women bathing in the many tubs and showers.

5. Why does Khan listen to Polo's stories so intently?
(a) It stirs his imagination and gives him incentive to continue ruling.
(b) He is starved for entertainment.
(c) He will never have the chance to travel to all of these places.
(d) He's looking for clues to help him better rule his empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What confuses Polo about Armilla?

2. Polo describes a city with two forms of religion. In one, the gods live in a subterranean lake. In the other, the gods live where?

3. Why does Polo initially rely on symbols to represent people and places?

4. Once Polo is able to speak a language that Khan understands, he can:

5. The various depictions of Fedora show what?

(see the answer key)

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