1. What theme runs through Chapter 4 with regard to how Polo tells his tales?
(a) Breaking down the cities so the emperor can see them completely.
(b) Treating each city as if it was a separate star in the night sky.
(c) Fabricating stories about the cities to make them more beautiful than they are.
(d) Turning the cities into dreams born from imagination.

2. When Khan accuses Polo of lying about the state of his empire, what does Polo say?
(a) He agrees the empire is sick and explains that is why he travels to the distant places.
(b) He has embellished every story in order to make it more appealing for the emperor.
(c) If the emperor does not want to hear the truth, then Polo's travels and tales will end.
(d) He insists that he has never, and never will, lie to the emperor.

3. As Kublai Khan listens to the reports of his envoys and tax collectors while walking through his garden, his messengers speak in languages that:
(a) They made up.
(b) He developed.
(c) Are understood only by members of royalty.
(d) He doesn't understand.

4. Anastasia is described as being full of precious and mundane objects such as:
(a) Turquoise and tin.
(b) Gold and sea stones.
(c) Silver and shells.
(d) Onyx and agate.

5. What is Eutropia composed of?
(a) A number of equally sized cities.
(b) Island cities within a vast lake.
(c) Three cities separated from each other by a lake.
(d) One large city surrounding a smaller city.