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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Chingis-khan buried?
(a) Jorza.
(b) Altai.
(c) Succuir.
(d) Bargu.

2. How far was Kotan from Karkan?
(a) Eight days journey.
(b) Six days journey.
(c) Twelve days journey.
(d) Three days journey.

3. What miraculous event was said to have occurred at Samarcan?
(a) The pillar of the church raised to reveal the stone.
(b) The pillar of the church fell and crushed a man who was raised back to life.
(c) The pillar of the church raised to reveal the gold cup.
(d) The pillar of the church raised and Zagatai was healed.

4. According to the introduction, what made "The Travels of Marco Polo" a best seller?
(a) Rustichello's writing.
(b) The ease in obtaining a copy of the book.
(c) The mystery of Kubilai Khan's thirteenth century empire.
(d) The wild and exciting tales.

5. The Great Khan succeeded _______ to rule the eastern part of the Mongol empire.
(a) Chinghiz.
(b) Arikbuga.
(c) Tuli.
(d) Mangku Kaan.

6. Why did the people of Karkan suffer from swollen legs and goiters?
(a) Malnutrition.
(b) Tainted food.
(c) Curses.
(d) Bad drinking water.

7. The Tartars had the best _________ in the world.
(a) Dogs.
(b) Wives.
(c) Tents.
(d) Falcons.

8. The Great Khan issued ___________ to assure lodging and needs when the Polos went to the Pope.
(a) Fabrics.
(b) A tablet of gold.
(c) Precious gems.
(d) A sack full of spices.

9. What is stated in the Prologue as one of the reasons someone would read this book?
(a) Those desirous of knowing the diversities of the races of mankind.
(b) Those desirous of knowing the truth about The Great Khan.
(c) Those desirous of knowing the diversities of Asia.
(d) Those desirous of knowing the mysterious secrets of the world.

10. Where were the three magi buried?
(a) Arbor Secco.
(b) Mosul.
(c) Kasiban.
(d) Saba.

11. What generation khan was Kubilai Khan?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Twelfth.
(d) Eighth.

12. Niccolo Polo and Maffeo Polo started a venture sailing to Sudak to __________.
(a) Sell jewels.
(b) Sell spices.
(c) Sell minerals.
(d) Sell silk.

13. Why did the Great Khan send the Polos and a baron to the Pope requesting a hundred men?
(a) To teach Christianity and get oil from a lamp at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(b) To decorate a room for him to worship in and to get oil from a lamp at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(c) To show his people how to become Catholic and to obtain holy water at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(d) To Teach Christianity and to get holy water at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.

14. In ____, a battle began with the sultan of Egypt.
(a) Ayas.
(b) Acre.
(c) Yezd.
(d) Zorzania.

15. The narrator who translated the stories in "The Travels of Marco Polo" was from where?
(a) Genoa.
(b) Pisa.
(c) China.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the grand khan require be planted on the sides of roads?

2. In Zorzania, the king was usually called _______ .

3. Why was the city of Tai-du built?

4. What did the name Kanbalu mean?

5. Marco Polo's descriptions of human history are ______________.

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