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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When strangers arrive to Zobeide, what impression do they have of the city?
(a) They've seen this place before in their dreams.
(b) They do not understand what drew people here.
(c) It looks like a piece of heaven.
(d) They feel a deep longing in their hearts.

2. Which city is described as having buildings with spiral staircases and with spiral seashells encrusted in the staircases?
(a) Isidora.
(b) Dorothea.
(c) Diomira.
(d) Anastasia.

3. What does Khan dream his lands are filled with?
(a) Innovative architecture.
(b) Gold, silver, and bronze.
(c) The brightest, most beautiful people.
(d) Promise and rich growth.

4. Octavia is full of:
(a) Translucent tents.
(b) Ropes, chains, and catwalks.
(c) Towers, arches, and bells.
(d) Forgotten dreams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which city stands on high pilings even though it sits on dry land?

2. When Khan describes cities to Polo, what does he tell Polo to do?

3. When he is quiet, what does Polo sometimes imagine?

4. What does Polo explain that Zemrude's form is based on?

5. After the people of Ersilia move and the city is in ruins, what are left?

(see the answer key)

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