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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which city is described as having buildings with spiral staircases and with spiral seashells encrusted in the staircases?
(a) Dorothea.
(b) Diomira.
(c) Isidora.
(d) Anastasia.

2. 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) Stares at Polo piercingly.
(d) Imagines Polo answering his questions.

3. When Marco Polo meets with Kublai Khan, he:
(a) Is worried that Khan will not approve of his stories.
(b) Describes cities that he's visited during his travels.
(c) Asks for a leadership position in the empire.
(d) Requests money to be able to continue his travels.

4. Why does Khan listen to Polo's stories so intently?
(a) He's looking for clues to help him better rule his empire.
(b) He will never have the chance to travel to all of these places.
(c) It stirs his imagination and gives him incentive to continue ruling.
(d) He is starved for entertainment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which city stands on high pilings even though it sits on dry land?

2. Polo states that Dorothea can be described by its canals, towers, people, and history, or how else?

3. Polo gives Khan impressions of:

4. Polo first describes the city of Diomira to Khan as:

5. Once Polo is able to speak a language that Khan understands, he can:

(see the answer key)

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