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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the city of a thousand wells, sitting above an underground lake?
(a) Zirma.
(b) Tamara.
(c) Isaura.
(d) Laura.

2. Which city has supposedly languished and deteriorated, forgotten by the earth?
(a) Zirma.
(b) Zora.
(c) Isaura.
(d) Tamara.

3. Maurilia was once:
(a) Completely submerged under water.
(b) Ruled completely by matriarchs.
(c) A completely different city with the same name.
(d) Thoroughly devastated by a flood.

4. After the people of Ersilia move and the city is in ruins, what are left?
(a) Memories.
(b) Chains.
(c) Webs.
(d) Whispers.

5. When Polo tells his tales while enjoying the evening breeze as he sits on a doorstep, what does he explain to Khan?
(a) The cool air clears his mind and keeps him awake.
(b) The setting they're in will affect how the tale is remembered.
(c) His traveling days may soon come to an end.
(d) This reminds him of a time from one of his past travels.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Polo tells Khan that he feels this way about the things he saw in Hypatia:

3. Polo says that Zaira is defined by:

4. What does Khan dream his lands are filled with?

5. When Marco Polo first tells his tales to Kublai Khan, he uses:

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