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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Eutropia composed of?
2. Khan tells Polo about his dreams of a city where the farewells from its harbor are what?
3. When Polo first communicates with Khan, the emperor is able to:
4. Polo explains that if he describes Olivia as rich in products and profits, the emperor should realize that:
5. At Euphemia, how many different nations gather to trade?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Polo not know about Armilla?
2. Even though Zobeide, the white city, was made from the dreams of many men of different nationalities, how do strangers see the place?
3. When Khan instructs Polo to find the city from his dreams that has a north-facing harbor from which ships regularly leave as the people ashore wave their last goodbyes, what does Polo say?
4. How does Polo describe the young women of Armilla?
5. How does the information provided to Khan by his other messengers differ from what Polo shares?
6. Khan and Polo each envision model cities. From these models, what are the two men able to deduce?
7. Describe the gods in the two religions of Isaura.
8. Why does Polo say that it is best to visit Diomira on a September evening?
9. What is the significance of the large metal building located at the center of Fedora?
10. What special ability does the mirror image of Valdrada possess?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Briefly compare and contrast the type of information Polo shares with Khan with what other messengers share with the emperor. Then, address the following questions:
1) What is the goal of Khan's messengers and advisers when they share reports with Khan?
2) What does Polo wish to convey to Khan? How do his storytelling goals differ from those of the other messengers?
3) In your opinion, who is sharing information that is most useful to the emperor--Polo or the other messengers? Why?
Essay Topic 2
When telling stories to Khan from the steps of the palace, Polo emphasizes the importance of the evening breeze they are enjoying. Explain how the breeze serves as a grounding mechanism. How does it work to imprint memories in Khan's mind? What purpose does it serve the stories Polo tells? How does the breeze affect Khan's connection to the stories and his cities?
Essay Topic 3
In some of Polo's stories, he dissects cities in order to show Khan the bigger picture or the whole story. How does he dissect the cities of Olivia, Sophronia, Eutropia, and Zemrude in Chapter 4? Cite specific examples. How does dissecting these cities serve to paint the big picture so that the emperor can see these cities in their entirety? Explain.
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