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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. Where was the first khuriltai called after Guyuk died?
(a) The steppe.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Karakorum.
(d) Lake Issykul.

2. In an effort to improve the lives of farmers and their crops, Khubilai created what office in 1261?
(a) The Soil and Seed Foundation.
(b) The Office for the Advancement of Farming.
(c) The Office for the Stimulation of Agriculture.
(d) The Council for the Fertilization of Peat.

3. What river's origin did Khubilai launch an expedition to discover in 1281?
(a) The Euphrates River.
(b) The Aras River.
(c) The Indus River.
(d) The Yellow River.

4. How many letters were in the alphabetic system that could write all the languages in the world?
(a) 25.
(b) 41.
(c) 73.
(d) 52.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Persia fall from the Mongol rule?

2. How did Jebe and Subodei lead the raid into Georgia?

3. What did the Mongols believe Friar Carpini brought to them?

4. What year did Ogodei die?

5. What was the shared name of the three princes who commanded the Christian cities of the plain in 1223?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. For most of the twentieth century, who maintained Mongolia?

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

6. What was special about the mare's milk for Khubilai and his court?

7. What was the first book written in English, and what did it say about Genghis Khan?

8. By the end of chapter seven, the Mongol empire was divided into four segments. What were they and who was in charge?

9. How did Matthew Paris link the Mongols to the Jewish people?

10. How did Mongke Khan die?

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