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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Polo see rising vertically in Armilla?
(a) Pipes where the houses should be.
(b) Stacks of seashells.
(c) Tall, slender windmills.
(d) Columns that hold nothing up.

2. In Esmeralda, who moves through the sewers with the rats?
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Lepers.
(c) The cleaning crew.
(d) Conspirators and smugglers.

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

4. When Khan tells Polo that he's dreamed of a city bathed in the light of the moon, what does Polo say?
(a) Such a city would be a lonely place.
(b) It is called Lalage.
(c) This describes most cities Polo has seen.
(d) He dreamed of such as city, too.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what do Khan's messengers warn of?
(a) Battles.
(b) Betrayal.
(c) Famines.
(d) Disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Polo describes a bridge made of stone, Khan wants to know:

2. Someone traveling to Maurilia will be invited to what?

3. What does a traveler arriving to Baucis see?

4. Which city is a gray stone metropolis with a large metal building in the center?

5. This peninsular city can be reached by ship or camel, revealing itself to travelers by both land and sea:

(see the answer key)

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