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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Polo describes a bridge made of stone, Khan wants to know:
(a) How large the stones are.
(b) Which stone supports the bridge.
(c) How many stones are in the bridge.
(d) Whether the stones are rough or smooth.

2. In Chapter 5, as Khan sits in his palace visualizing the growth of his empire, what does he see?
(a) Warriors from the west coming to fight for his empire.
(b) Overpopulation leading to famine and disease.
(c) Conquered territories spreading further into other regions.
(d) More innovations coming from his empire's brightest minds.

3. In Eusapia, what is there really is no way of knowing anymore?
(a) How long its underground counterpart has existed.
(b) Whether or not the dead truly are communicating with the living.
(c) How long the city has existed.
(d) Who is alive and who is dead.

4. When Marco Polo first tells his tales to Kublai Khan, he uses:
(a) Gestures and pantomimes.
(b) An interpreter.
(c) Large words to impress Khan.
(d) A language Khan developed.

5. In Argia, what are the streets filled with?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Buttons.
(d) Frogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tangible items do merchants trade in Euphemia?

2. What does the hidden side of Moriana look like?

3. What do the residents of Ersilia do?

4. Which of these is not a city described by Polo in Chapter 2?

5. Anastasia is described as being full of precious and mundane objects such as:

(see the answer key)

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