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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "It is reported, but impossible to verify, that no ____ was censored during Khubilai's reign?"
(a) Speech.
(b) Work of art.
(c) Book.
(d) Play.

2. Which faith did Ogodei fail to build a house for?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Christian.
(d) Jewish.

3. By 1235, what was the most notable thing Ogodei had accomplished?
(a) Squandering the majority of his father's wealth.
(b) Standardize a health code.
(c) Increasing the literacy rate of his people.
(d) Properly fund public hospitals.

4. What type of fiber did Khubilai wish to promote by the creation of an aptly named Bureau in 1289?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Paper.
(c) Acrylic.
(d) Silk.

5. When did the Mongol forces, with the help of Bayan, overtake the Sung capital of Hangzhou?
(a) 1276.
(b) 1282.
(c) 1273.
(d) 1270.

6. What name did the family of Genghis Khan take around the summer of 1229?
(a) The Generous Family.
(b) The Golden Family.
(c) The Giant Family.
(d) The Great Family.

7. What land did Subodei wish to invade, when he was about sixty?
(a) Europe.
(b) China.
(c) India.
(d) Persia.

8. How many flights of stairs led to Ogodei's throne?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

9. What happened if a Mongol, under Khubilai, declared bankruptcy more than two times?
(a) Possible execution.
(b) The rack.
(c) Mongols could not declare bankruptcy.
(d) Caning.

10. Throughout the Renaissance the Mongols were generally treated with adulation. However, what time period opened up a distinct anti-Asian sentiment?
(a) The Mideival Ages.
(b) The Middle Ages.
(c) The Enlightenment.
(d) The Dark Ages.

11. To whom did Ogodei convey most of his administrative power?
(a) Jebe.
(b) Toregene.
(c) Ebuskun.
(d) Sorkhokhtani.

12. What is a paiza?
(a) A brand of drink popular with Khubilai.
(b) An article of clothing incorporated from the Chinese culture.
(c) The type of saddle merchants used for their mounts.
(d) A tablet worn on a chain that identified the level of a traveler.

13. As the Mongols' position in power began to crumble, mostly due to the lack of trade, what religion was favored by the Mongols?
(a) Shamanism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Islam.

14. What is airak?
(a) Fermented mare's milk.
(b) The special relationship between two Khan sons.
(c) The celebration dance performned by Sorkhokhtani.
(d) Mongolian perperation for cooking sheep.

15. When did the Ottomans conquer Constantinople?
(a) 1453.
(b) 1543.
(c) 1443.
(d) 1353.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the Kipchak?

2. Who called the first khuriltai after Guyuk died?

3. When did Sokhokhtani die?

4. Out of approximately 500 plays from the Yuan dynasty, how many survive today?

5. How many schools are recorded as being created during the reign of Khubilai Khan?

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