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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When he is quiet, what does Polo sometimes imagine?
(a) What life would be like had he not met the emperor.
(b) Being in a far off land.
(c) Being in the emperor's shoes.
(d) Answering the emperor's questions.

3. In the city with the large metal building in its center, what's inside each room of the building?
(a) Statuettes in honor of the city's past leaders.
(b) Scrolls that tell of the city's history.
(c) A large, blue globe showing a different model of the city.
(d) Stores of food in case of famine.

4. Which is the city of perceptions and symbols, where items are valuable because of what they represent, not what they really are?
(a) Zirma.
(b) Zora.
(c) Tamara.
(d) Isaura.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Maurilia was once:

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

3. After the people of Chloe lock eyes with each other for a moment, what do they do?

4. Which city is said to be between two deserts, one of sand and one of water?

5. Where is the city of Valdrada built?

(see the answer key)

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