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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the newly-named Genghis Khan's first new law?
(a) He gave all of his people religious freedom.
(b) He forbade the kidnapping of women.
(c) He legitimized all children.
(d) He streamlined hunting rights.

2. Who prompted the break with Jamuka's clan in 1181?
(a) Borte.
(b) Temujin.
(c) Hoelun.
(d) The old woman of the tribe.

3. Who was charged with the care of the Mongol homeland whilst Genghis Khan was campaigning in central Asia?
(a) Temuge Otchigen.
(b) Bamiain.
(c) Chaghatai.
(d) Mutugen.

4. Who influenced Ong Khan's decision in 1203 to deny Temujin?
(a) Jamuka.
(b) Temujin.
(c) Senggum.
(d) Jochi.

5. At the beginning of chapter two, who first heard the sound of horse hooves of the Merkids hitting the ground?
(a) Genghis Khan.
(b) Borte.
(c) The old woman of the family.
(d) Burkhan Khaldun.

6. How many men did the Khwarizm have under arms when Genghis Khan showed up?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 400,000.
(d) 200,000.

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

8. Who fashioned the borders of Korea and India?
(a) The people of India.
(b) The Korean people.
(c) The Mongols.
(d) Europeans.

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

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

11. When was the final battle for control over Mongolia?
(a) 1204, the Year of the Rat.
(b) 1206, the Year of the Bear.
(c) 1200, the Year of the Llama.
(d) 1202, the Year of the Rooster.

12. Who, of historical import, was killed in the Nishapur revolt?
(a) Cremona.
(b) Tokuchar.
(c) Jamuka.
(d) Genghis Khan.

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

14. Which profession had to pay taxes under Genghis Khan?
(a) Priests.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Doctors.

15. What happened the first time Genghis Khan diverted the Yellow River to flood the Tangut?
(a) He was not able to divert the river at all.
(b) He diverted the river, but flooded his own camp instead.
(c) He diverted the river but it flooded empty land.
(d) He diverted the river and captured the Tangut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Temujin's first reaction when first reunited with Borte, as she grabbed his reigns?

2. At its height, how expansive was the Mongol Empire?

3. When a warrior dies, where does his soul go?

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

5. When was Genghis Khan born?

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