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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Road to Cathay.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The custom, during the process of removing the bodies of princes, was for those who formed the escort to ______________ persons they met on the road.
(a) Bless.
(b) Befriend.
(c) Rob.
(d) Slay.

2. What did the workers at Saint Barsamo make?
(a) Woolen hats.
(b) Woolen girdles.
(c) Cotton girdles.
(d) Silk hats.

3. The city of Arzingan was located in ___.
(a) Ormus.
(b) Kogni.
(c) Armenia Major.
(d) Armenia Minor.

4. How long did it take to cross the desert called Lop?
(a) Three months.
(b) One month.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Fifteen days.

5. What direction was Peyn from Kotan?
(a) North-east and east.
(b) East-south-east.
(c) East-south-west.
(d) East-north-east.

Short Answer Questions

1. An envoy of Hulaga invited the Polos to join his trip to the Great Khan of the Tartars, __________.

2. Marco Polo was _________ years old when Pope Clement died.

3. The Great Khan issued ___________ to assure lodging and needs when the Polos went to the Pope.

4. What miraculous event was said to have occurred at Samarcan?

5. In ____, a battle began with the sultan of Egypt.

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