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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The people of Valdrada know their actions are repeated:
(a) In a parallel dimension.
(b) By actors performing in monthly plays.
(c) By their descendents.
(d) In the mirror image of the lake.

3. In order to really understand the language of Hypatia, what must Polo do?
(a) Better understand the hand gestures.
(b) Free himself from images.
(c) Spend at least two months there.
(d) Learn a new set of written symbols.

4. When the emperor tells Polo that he's dreamed up a city and describes it, what does Polo reply?
(a) He asks to not be interrupted again.
(b) It's the most fantastic city Polo has ever heard of.
(c) It's the city Polo was just describing.
(d) He praises the emperor's wit and imagination.

5. Each person in Melania is what?
(a) Expected to understand existence.
(b) Born into a role.
(c) Tested at the age of five.
(d) Regarded as both mother and father to everyone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. The strings of Ersilia come in different colors. What do these colors represent?

2. When Polo describes a bridge made of stone, Khan wants to know:

3. How does Polo describe Moriana?

4. The "white city" described by Polo is:

5. Leandra is protected by two species, both of which are:

(see the answer key)

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