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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What confuses Polo about Armilla?
(a) He doesn't know whether it's unfinished or has been demolished.
(b) He can't tell if the people are welcoming him or waiting for him to leave.
(c) Where its source of water is located.
(d) Why everyone living here is so young.

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

5. Polo first describes the city of Diomira to Khan as:
(a) Gaudy and loud, with ridiculous artwork.
(b) Filled with beautiful items, including silver domed buildings and bronze statues.
(c) A quiet place full of intelligent, inquisitive people and lush gardens.
(d) Desperately in need of revitalization.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Hypatia, when Polo wants to see the sultan at the palace, who is he allowed to question instead?

2. Which is the city of a thousand wells, sitting above an underground lake?

3. Khan tells Polo about his dreams of a city where the farewells from its harbor are what?

4. When Khan asks if he will finally be able to fully possess his empire after learning the meaning of all of Polo's symbols, the traveler replies that Khan:

5. When the emperor and the traveler grow quiet in order to reflect on what was just said, the emperor sometimes:

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