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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a warrior dies, where does his soul go?
(a) The sun.
(b) The wind.
(c) The sky.
(d) His Spirit Banner.

2. Who was one of the most valuable resources to come of the Khitan people?
(a) Mahmud Yalavach.
(b) Ahmad Fanakati.
(c) Arghun Aqa.
(d) Yelu Chucai.

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

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

5. Which of the following was not a torture technique used by the famous Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa?
(a) Waterboarding.
(b) Pulling limbs off prisoners in front of their comrades.
(c) Putting children in catapults.
(d) Soldiers playing with severed heads like balls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were orders transmitted through the ranks?

2. How did Temujin trick the Naiman to believe he had more troops than "stars in the sky?"

3. For how long, after Genghis Khan's death, did his empire continue to grow?

4. What was the name Temujin chose for himself, after this important khuriltai?

5. What means "strong, firm, unshakable and fearless" in Mongol?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Genghis Khan's stance on adultery?

2. Differentiate between Genghis Khan's white banner and black banner. What did each represent, and what happened to each?

3. What happened as soon as the Mongols withdrew from the newly conquered Jurched territory?

4. What is "The Secret History of the Mongols," and where was it finally found?

5. How did the governor of Khwarizm receive Genghis Khan's caravan? How did the sultan of Khwarizm respond?

6. What was the Baljuna Covenant?

7. What happened in the winter of 1226 - 1227 when Genghis Khan stopped on his way across the Gobi to hunt wild horses?

8. What was the Great Law of Genghis Khan?

9. What are the Five Snouts?

10. What was troublesome about Borte's first pregnancy?

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