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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Polo speaks of a city, he speaks:
(a) With an air of great authority.
(b) With a stutter.
(c) Of his own perceptions of the city.
(d) Only what he thinks the emperor wants to hear.

2. When a traveler arrives at Phyllis, what does he decide to do?
(a) Stay there for the rest of his life.
(b) Relax in the public baths.
(c) Dance, sing, and eat.
(d) Sleep by day and explore by night.

3. After the people of Ersilia move and the city is in ruins, what are left?
(a) Chains.
(b) Memories.
(c) Whispers.
(d) Webs.

4. When Marco Polo meets with Kublai Khan, he:
(a) Describes cities that he's visited during his travels.
(b) Asks for a leadership position in the empire.
(c) Is worried that Khan will not approve of his stories.
(d) Requests money to be able to continue his travels.

5. At Euphemia, how many different nations gather to trade?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Forty.

Short Answer Questions

1. The form of the city of Eudoxia is preserved in a carpet. When someone who is lost stares at this carpet, what happens?

2. What does a traveler arriving to Baucis see?

3. After the people of Chloe lock eyes with each other for a moment, what do they do?

4. What does Polo see rising vertically in Armilla?

5. When he is quiet, what does Polo sometimes imagine?

(see the answer key)

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