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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. In the year 1203, Temujin wished to resolve his rivalry with Jamuka and clarify his position with Ong Khan by what means?
(a) Temujin offered one of his daughters to Ong Khan as a wife.
(b) Temujin gave Ong Khan a beautiful sable fur.
(c) Temujin asked Ong Khan to marry one of his daughters.
(d) Temujin asked Ong Khan to have the khan's daughter marry Temujin's son, Jochi.

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

3. What did the Mongol officials demand from Korean subjects in 1221?
(a) 1,000 yards of silk.
(b) 100,00 yards of silk.
(c) 100,000 sheets of paper.
(d) 1,000 sheets of paper.

4. What was the largest kingdom in China in the thirteenth century?
(a) The Sung.
(b) The Tangut.
(c) The Mongols.
(d) The Jurched.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Temujin hide when he was raided by the Merkids?

2. On a modern map, how many countries did Genghis Khan conquer?

3. When Genghis Khan finally descended upon Khwarizm, how many Mongols did he have in his command?

4. Where did Genghis Khan get the idea to write down his laws?

5. What year did Genghis Khan start out west, towards Khwarizm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Ikh Khorig.

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

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

4. Describe the steppe.

5. What is group responsibility and group guilt?

6. Who was Botohui-tarhun?

7. Who was Guchlug?

8. What was the Baljuna Covenant?

9. In a letter from Genghis Khan to a Taoist monk in China, what was Genghis Khan's opinion of himself near the end of his life show?

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

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