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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Their Golden Light.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Temujin ask for help, after the kidnapping of Borte?
(a) Mongke.
(b) Ong Khan.
(c) The Merkid.
(d) Jamuka.

2. How long did Guyuk serve as the Great Khan?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three years.

3. What happened when Mongol prisoners were freed after their prison sentence, under Khubilai?
(a) Prisoners were always sentenced to death.
(b) They were banished.
(c) More torture.
(d) They went on parole.

4. On a modern map, how many countries did Genghis Khan conquer?
(a) 30.
(b) 35.
(c) 40.
(d) 25.

5. What notable geographical area did Genghis Khan have to cross to get to the Jurched in 1211?
(a) The Caspian Sea.
(b) The Hymalian mountains.
(c) The Gobi desert.
(d) The Nile river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is airak?

2. Where did Hulegu rule during Khubilai's reign?

3. Who wrote "Kamil fi at-tarikh," also known as "The Complete History" or "The Perfect History?"

4. Western scholars have designated the fourteenth century as what?

5. What year did Temujin call the khuriltai that was to be "the most important ever in steppe history?"

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