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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, the Global Awakening, 1262-1962, Chapter 8, Khubilai Khan and the New Mongol Empire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Kamil fi at-tarikh," also known as "The Complete History" or "The Perfect History?"
(a) Abdüllatif Şener.
(b) Nihat Ergün.
(c) Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed.
(d) Ibn al-Athir.

2. What happened to Jamuka, after the battle between the Mongols and the Naimen?
(a) Jamuka escaped, but lived as an outcast.
(b) Jamuka was accepted back into Temujin's clan, but as his subordinate.
(c) Jamuka was accepted back into Temujin's clan as his brother.
(d) Jamuka was successful.

3. What unit made up the entire Mongol army?
(a) Infantry.
(b) The cavalry.
(c) Axe Throwers.
(d) Longbowmen.

4. Where did Temujin hide when he was raided by the Merkids?
(a) With Ong Khan.
(b) The steppe.
(c) The forest of Mount Burkhan Khaldun.
(d) Downstream in the Kherlen River.

5. What was Ong Khan doing as Temujin attacked him?
(a) Standing guard.
(b) Preparing for battle.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Feasting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was charged with the care of the Mongol homeland whilst Genghis Khan was campaigning in central Asia?

2. Who was the highest-ranking European delegate at Toregene's gathering in 1246?

3. "It is reported, but impossible to verify, that no ____ was censored during Khubilai's reign?"

4. What did Khubilai change his name to in 1264?

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

(see the answer key)

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