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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the city on pilings built so high off the ground?
(a) Nobody remembers.
(b) Because the previous ruler was mad.
(c) Because of high tides.
(d) For protection against seasonal floods.

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

3. When Polo speaks of a city, he speaks:
(a) With a stutter.
(b) Of his own perceptions of the city.
(c) With an air of great authority.
(d) Only what he thinks the emperor wants to hear.

4. When the emperor and the traveler grow quiet in order to reflect on what was just said, the emperor sometimes:
(a) Clears his throat loudly.
(b) Weeps quietly.
(c) Imagines Polo answering his questions.
(d) Stares at Polo piercingly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What tangible items do merchants trade in Euphemia?

2. Polo understands that when he has irritated Khan, the emperor will:

3. What confuses Polo about Armilla?

4. Of what use are Polo's tales to the emperor?

5. When Marco Polo meets with Kublai Khan, he:

(see the answer key)

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