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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Empire of Illusion, Epilogue, The Eternal Spirit of Genghis Khan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Western scholars have designated the fourteenth century as what?
(a) The age of the Bubonic Terror.
(b) The Pax Mongolica.
(c) The Silken Era.
(d) The Golden Age of Europe.

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

3. What river's origin did Khubilai launch an expedition to discover in 1281?
(a) The Indus River.
(b) The Aras River.
(c) The Yellow River.
(d) The Euphrates River.

4. How did Temjin take the throne after the important khuriltai?
(a) He rode his horse to the throne.
(b) He was carried one by one, by his followers, to the throne.
(c) He walked on the hands of his followers.
(d) He was carried on a carpet above the heads of his followers.

5. Who ruled the Moghuls from 1556 until 1608, the zenith of that empire?
(a) Akbar.
(b) Miran Shah.
(c) Sihon.
(d) Hongwu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did the plague bacterium live in?

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

3. What does it mean for a Mongol to remove his sash or belt?

4. Resulting from this third vow of brotherhood with Jamuka, what did Temujin need to learn how to do?

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

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