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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the residents of Ersilia do?
(a) Build fantastic stringed instuments.
(b) Tie strings around their trees.
(c) Stretch strings from the corners of their houses.
(d) Hang strings from the their ceilings.

2. What does Polo say that Pyrrha represents for him?
(a) The perfect city.
(b) The picture of his childhood dreams.
(c) The ultimate in decadence.
(d) All the cities he's never seen.

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

4. How does Polo describe the city of Olinda?
(a) Like trees, it grows in concentric circles.
(b) Like the billowing clouds of summer.
(c) Lonely, lovely, and lost.
(d) Longing for a renewed version of itself.

5. When families in Leandra move in to new houses, who follows them?
(a) Servants.
(b) Silent wanderers.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Their protectors.

6. Why does Khan question Polo's motives for travel?
(a) Polo is a complete mystery to him.
(b) He hears the longing in Polo's voice.
(c) He no longer wants to fund Polo's travels.
(d) He stops trusting Polo.

7. What does Khan dream his lands are filled with?
(a) The brightest, most beautiful people.
(b) Gold, silver, and bronze.
(c) Innovative architecture.
(d) Promise and rich growth.

8. What does Leonia do on a daily basis?
(a) Reinvents itself.
(b) Sends messages in bottles.
(c) Flies kites.
(d) Calibrates its clocks.

9. What does Polo describe Eusapia as?
(a) Carefree.
(b) Cold.
(c) Unreliable.
(d) Disciplined.

10. In Chapter 8, Khan is on the verge of:
(a) Appointing a new emperor.
(b) A nervous breakdown.
(c) Growing impatient with Polo and his stories.
(d) Understanding the rise and fall of a city.

11. As Polo studies the wood of Khan's chessboard, what does he point out?
(a) Its rich red color.
(b) That it's getting late.
(c) Its natural flaws.
(d) That they've not had dinner yet.

12. When Polo describes a bridge made of stone, Khan wants to know:
(a) How large the stones are.
(b) Whether the stones are rough or smooth.
(c) Which stone supports the bridge.
(d) How many stones are in the bridge.

13. When one listens to the ground in Argia, what does one hear?
(a) A door slam.
(b) The sound of engines.
(c) Music.
(d) A bell ring.

14. How does Melania's population renew itself?
(a) By being reborn and living multiple lives.
(b) By reciting vows at the start of each new year.
(c) Through the annual "Festival of Renewal."
(d) Through the acting out of an ongoing dialogue.

15. When Khan travels to visit Kin-sai, what does Polo do?
(a) Congratulates him.
(b) Accompanies him.
(c) Stays behind.
(d) Warns him not to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. Someone in Thekla will see what?

2. What happens to the city of Irene as one approaches it?

3. If someone wants to see the blueprint for the city of Thekla, what will he be told?

4. How does Polo describe Moriana?

5. Worried about his own empire, Khan begins to dream of cities that are:

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