2. Which is the city of perceptions and symbols, where items are valuable because of what they represent, not what they really are?
(a) Tamara.
(b) Zirma.
(c) Isaura.
(d) Zora.

3. When the emperor tells Polo that he's dreamed up a city and describes it, what does Polo reply?
(a) It's the city Polo was just describing.
(b) He asks to not be interrupted again.
(c) It's the most fantastic city Polo has ever heard of.
(d) He praises the emperor's wit and imagination.

4. Maurilia was once:
(a) A completely different city with the same name.
(b) Thoroughly devastated by a flood.
(c) Ruled completely by matriarchs.
(d) Completely submerged under water.

5. Why does Polo initially rely on symbols to represent people and places?
(a) He's eccentric and mischievous.
(b) He's too shy to speak directly to the emperor.
(c) He cannot speak Khan's language.
(d) He wants to make it more challenging for Khan.

6. Where do the people of Isaura find water?
(a) Atop the highest mountain.
(b) Wherever they dig.
(c) From dew that forms on plants.
(d) In the city's aqueducts and reservoirs.

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

8. When Khan says that he has a model city in his mind, he explains that from that city, he can:
(a) Send Polo to every other city.
(b) Deduce all possible cities.
(c) Best rule his empire.
(d) Supply silk to the rest of his empire.

9. At times, Polo and Khan sit quietly to:
(a) Allow the assistants to speak.
(b) Wait for food to be brought to them.
(c) Ponder the conversation.
(d) Listen to the wind chimes.

10. When Marco Polo first tells his tales to Kublai Khan, he uses:
(a) A language Khan developed.
(b) Gestures and pantomimes.
(c) An interpreter.
(d) Large words to impress Khan.

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

12. Polo explains that if he describes Olivia as rich in products and profits, the emperor should realize that:
(a) Its people are well off and need to share their riches with others in the empire.
(b) Ash falls regularly on the streets and rivers from the efforts of its industrious people.
(c) It is one of the most prosperous and exotic cities in the empire.
(d) The city also contains fine palaces, exotic creatures, soot , grease, and desperation.

13. The "white city" described by Polo is:
(a) Based on the dream of many men.
(b) Accessible by sea only.
(c) Surrounded by a tall, whitewashed wall.
(d) Built with seashells and white stones.

14. Polo gives Khan impressions of:
(a) The financial state of the empire.
(b) What other leaders think of him.
(c) The meaning of life.
(d) His cities and their inhabitants.

15. Polo says that each action in Valdrada is inverted in:
(a) Its mirror image.
(b) Its monthly plays.
(c) Another dimension.
(d) The future.