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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, War of the Khans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under the kinship hierarchy, what is each linage known by?
(a) Bones.
(b) Hair.
(c) Spirit banners.
(d) Clothing.

2. How did Temujin and his nineteen men survive starvation on the muddy Lake Balujna?
(a) Roots and bugs.
(b) Boiled camel.
(c) Boiled horseflesh.
(d) Mud.

3. Realizing he made a mistake in his refusal of Temujin, Ong Khan decided to do what?
(a) Allow Temujin to marry one of his daughters.
(b) Trick Temujin and kill him.
(c) Allow Jochi to marry one of his daughters.
(d) Take Temujin's daughter as a wife.

4. What kind of education did Genghis Khan receive?
(a) He traveled to learn from a teacher when he was a teenager.
(b) Genghis Khan took a few years of classes in his village.
(c) He recieved no formal education.
(d) Genghis Khan went to school as an adult, to catch up.

5. The night before his decisive battle with the Naiman, Temujin asked his soldiers to sleep soundly. What happened to many of the Naiman men?
(a) Many of the fleeing Naiman fell off a cliff.
(b) Many of the fleeing Naimen were pursued by Jamuka.
(c) Temujin lit many fires, so it would seem like he had more men.
(d) Temujin picked men off, one by one, all through the night.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the year 1203, Temujin wished to resolve his rivalry with Jamuka and clarify his position with Ong Khan by what means?

3. When was Genghis Khan born?

4. Who was Temujin descended from?

5. What means "strong, firm, unshakable and fearless" in Mongol?

(see the answer key)

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