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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Khan's messengers advise him on the price of:
(a) New battle ships.
(b) Medicines imported from nearby regions.
(c) Purple cloth for his royal garments.
(d) Materials found in his land holdings.

2. In Armilla, what is one likely to catch a glimpse of?
(a) Young boys fishing with their bare hands in the river.
(b) Children flying colorful, dragon-shaped kites in the distance.
(c) Prayer flags fluttering from rooftops.
(d) Young women bathing in the many tubs and showers.

3. Once Polo is able to speak a language that Khan understands, he can:
(a) Be arrogant and disagreeable.
(b) Demand greater pay.
(c) Be very precise in his descriptions.
(d) Request to go on more voyages.

4. When one leaves Zenobia and travels for six days and seven nights, where would one end up?
(a) Zobeide.
(b) Zoey.
(c) Zoroastria.
(d) Zapata.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If a traveler walks into Zemrude with his head held high, how does he see the city?

2. As Kublai Khan listens to the reports of his envoys and tax collectors while walking through his garden, his messengers speak in languages that:

3. What do the people of Zenobia imagine when asked to describe a happy life?

4. When Khan says that he has a model city in his mind, he explains that from that city, he can:

5. Which city has supposedly languished and deteriorated, forgotten by the earth?

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