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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. The best we know, where did Black Death originate?
(a) India.
(b) South of China.
(c) Korea.
(d) Persia.

2. How long did Guyuk serve as the Great Khan?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Eighteen months.

3. Out of approximately 500 plays from the Yuan dynasty, how many survive today?
(a) 160.
(b) 300.
(c) 72.
(d) 5.

4. As the Mongol empire began to fall down, who in central Asia claimed to be a descendant of Genghis Khan?
(a) Emir Timur.
(b) Enkhe Khan.
(c) Khan Züdei.
(d) Sayyid Barakah.

5. What was Karakorum?
(a) The capital city established by Ogodei.
(b) The wine ritual used to innagurate Ogodei.
(c) The celebration named for Ogodei's succession.
(d) The traditional garb worn by Ogodei to show his station.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way did the Mongols change the rank of a merchant?

2. Who was ruler of the central steppe, during Khubilai's reign?

3. How many priests did Khubilai request the Marco brothers send to the Mongol courts?

4. As the Mongols' position in power began to crumble, mostly due to the lack of trade, what religion was favored by the Mongols?

5. What year is the earliest reported Mongol presence in the French court?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why and how did the Mongols promote education in China?

2. What geographically hindered the Mongols from full victory in Europe?

3. Who was Bayan?

4. Why did the Golden Family back Arik Boke instead of Khubilai?

5. What do "generous scholars" attribute to Khubilai's frequent delays during the war with the Sung?

6. How did the Soviets adapt Genghis Khan's battle tactics in World War II?

7. How did Mongke Khan die?

8. How did the Mongols keep numerical track of everything they obtained?

9. Why did the Mongols face from 1250 - 1270?

10. What was in the tea Khubilai drank the morning after a long night of celebration, and what did it do?

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