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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. 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.

2. What does a Spirit Banner proclaim?
(a) Power.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Identity.
(d) Religion.

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

4. After their split in 1181, what year did Temujin decide he wanted the title of khan?
(a) 1189.
(b) 1190.
(c) 1182.
(d) 1185.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Genghis Khan die?

2. Which of the following was not a torture technique used by the famous Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa?

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

4. As a child, what was Genghis Khan afraid of?

5. After his third vow of brotherhood with Jamuka, what did Temujin do?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What was the Baljuna Covenant?

4. Describe the steppe.

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

6. Who was Guchlug?

7. What was the result of Temujin's raid with Ong Khan against the Tartars?

8. What was the Great Law of Genghis Khan?

9. What are the Five Snouts?

10. How did Genghis Khan's men prepare for the great hunting celebration during the winter of 1222 - 1223? How did they gather the animals together?

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