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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who killed Genghis Khan's older half-brother?
(a) Chiledu.
(b) Genghis Khan.
(c) Hoelun.
(d) Borte.

2. How long did the Mongol men, women, and children separately fast and pray to decide if they were going to war with the Golden Khan and the Jurched?
(a) One day.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Twelve hours.

3. As a child, what was Genghis Khan afraid of?
(a) Heights.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Snakes.
(d) The dark.

4. What is a deel?
(a) The saddle a Mongol rides upon.
(b) The flints a soldier carries for fire.
(c) The canteens a soldier carries for water.
(d) The traditional Mongol robe.

5. When was Genghis Khan born?
(a) 1142.
(b) 1152.
(c) 1162.
(d) 1172.

6. Genghis Khan attempted to teach his sons, "If you can't swallow your _____, you can't lead."
(a) Ways.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Morals.
(d) Pride.

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

8. In the Khuriltai, Genghis Khan called to discuss his succession. Who was the first son invited to speak after Genghis Khan?
(a) Ogodei.
(b) Tolui.
(c) Jochi.
(d) Chaghatai.

9. What is naadam?
(a) The traditional way of throat-singing of the Mongols.
(b) The traditional games of the Mongols.
(c) The traditional food of the Mongols.
(d) The traditional songs of the Mongols.

10. Who, in 1228, tied 400 Mongol prisoners to horses and dragged them through the streets?
(a) The sultan of Delhi.
(b) The Bulgarians.
(c) Jalal al-Din.
(d) The Persians.

11. How long did the joint campaign of Jochi and Chagahatai take?
(a) Six months.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) Three months.

12. What is another name for a Spirit Banner?
(a) Sultan.
(b) Walking Stick.
(c) Rain Stick.
(d) Sulde.

13. At its height, how expansive was the Mongol Empire?
(a) Exactly 900,000 square miles.
(b) 1 million yards.
(c) Approximatly 7 million square miles.
(d) Between 11 and 12 million square miles.

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

15. Previous to 1937, where was Genghis Khan's soul?
(a) A Buddhist monastery in central Mongolia.
(b) Germany.
(c) In the Forbidden City.
(d) Persia.

Short Answer Questions

1. The night before his decisive battle with the Naiman, Temujin asked his soldiers to sleep soundly. What happened to many of the Naiman men?

2. What was the newly-named Genghis Khan's first new law?

3. Whom did Temujin ask for help, after the kidnapping of Borte?

4. Which profession had to pay taxes under Genghis Khan?

5. Who had henchmen execute approximately thirty thousand Mongols in the 1930s?

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