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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Worried about his own empire, Khan begins to dream of cities that are:
(a) Light as feathers and transparent.
(b) Just starting to grow.
(c) Protected by solid stone walls.
(d) Indestructible.

2. What does Polo see rising vertically in Armilla?
(a) Pipes where the houses should be.
(b) Stacks of seashells.
(c) Columns that hold nothing up.
(d) Tall, slender windmills.

3. What confuses Polo about Armilla?
(a) He doesn't know whether it's unfinished or has been demolished.
(b) Where its source of water is located.
(c) He can't tell if the people are welcoming him or waiting for him to leave.
(d) Why everyone living here is so young.

4. When Polo goes to Hypatia, what does he learn?
(a) The nature of changing language.
(b) The mathematics behind its architecture.
(c) The meaning of life.
(d) The essence of spiritual existence.

5. What's missing in Armilla?
(a) A comprehensible language.
(b) Law and order.
(c) Roads.
(d) Walls, ceilings, and floors.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the people of Chloe lock eyes with each other for a moment, what do they do?

2. When the emperor tells Polo that he's dreamed up a city and describes it, what does Polo reply?

3. When the people of Chloe pass each other in the street, what do they do?

4. What does Khan dream his lands are filled with?

5. What is at the center of Moriana?

(see the answer key)

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