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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Polo says that each action in Valdrada is inverted in:
(a) Its mirror image.
(b) Its monthly plays.
(c) Another dimension.
(d) The future.

2. In chapter 3, when the traveler and the emperor discuss a city Khan has imagined, what does Polo say about it?
(a) Polo urges Khan to begin building it in the spring.
(b) It is nameless and has no location, existing only as a dream does.
(c) He explains to the emperor that this would be a very impractical city.
(d) It will one day serve as the capital of the empire.

3. When Marco Polo first tells his tales to Kublai Khan, he uses:
(a) Large words to impress Khan.
(b) A language Khan developed.
(c) An interpreter.
(d) Gestures and pantomimes.

4. Anastasia is described as being full of precious and mundane objects such as:
(a) Onyx and agate.
(b) Silver and shells.
(c) Turquoise and tin.
(d) Gold and sea stones.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to really understand the language of Hypatia, what must Polo do?

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

3. When do merchants from many different nations gather at Euphemia to trade?

4. What does Polo's recollection of the city of Zirma include?

5. In Chapter 5, as Khan sits in his palace visualizing the growth of his empire, what does he see?

(see the answer key)

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