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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which city is a gray stone metropolis with a large metal building in the center?
(a) Lenora.
(b) Fedora.
(c) Isadora.
(d) Prada.

2. At Euphemia, how many different nations gather to trade?
(a) Forty.
(b) Three.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Seven.

3. Polo says that Zaira is defined by:
(a) Its people, who are exquisitely beautiful yet age too quickly.
(b) The relationship between its people and the beautiful gardens they tend.
(c) Its relationships between measurements of its space and the events of its past.
(d) An imposing, gleaming white building in the central plaza.

4. Which city do visitors consider to be a trap?
(a) Zenobia.
(b) Armilla.
(c) Zobeide.
(d) Valdrada.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At times, Polo and Khan sit quietly to:

4. When the emperor tells Polo that he's dreamed up a city and describes it, what does Polo reply?

5. What's missing in Armilla?

(see the answer key)

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