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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Khan tells Polo about his dreams of a city where the farewells from its harbor are what?
(a) Tearful but silent.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Insincere.
(d) Joyous and celebratory.

2. Polo says that Zaira is defined by:
(a) Its relationships between measurements of its space and the events of its past.
(b) Its people, who are exquisitely beautiful yet age too quickly.
(c) An imposing, gleaming white building in the central plaza.
(d) The relationship between its people and the beautiful gardens they tend.

3. Polo tells Khan that the second half of Sophronia is filled with what?
(a) Gardens, statues, and fountains.
(b) Universities, observatories, and libraries.
(c) Markets, hen houses, silkworm farms, and poppy fields.
(d) Factories, palaces, slaughterhouses, and schools.

4. After Khan sends Polo on many missions, Polo learns:
(a) How to sail virtually any type of ship.
(b) The cooking techniques of the Mongols.
(c) The language of the Tartars.
(d) To become an expert negotiator.

5. What creates connections between lives in Chloe?
(a) The fact that everyone is related to everyone else in some way.
(b) The way everyone lives in close, tight-knit communities.
(c) Something about their glances.
(d) The city's 103-year-old patriarch.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the city with the large metal building in its center, what's inside each room of the building?

2. At Euphemia, how many different nations gather to trade?

3. By dissecting each city, what is Polo is trying to explain to Khan?

4. When Polo speaks of a city, he speaks:

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

(see the answer key)

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