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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once Polo is able to speak a language that Khan understands, he can:
(a) Request to go on more voyages.
(b) Demand greater pay.
(c) Be very precise in his descriptions.
(d) Be arrogant and disagreeable.

2. In order to really understand the language of Hypatia, what must Polo do?
(a) Spend at least two months there.
(b) Better understand the hand gestures.
(c) Learn a new set of written symbols.
(d) Free himself from images.

3. At the conclusion of Chapter 1, Khan is completely satisfied with Polo's explanations but still remembers what?
(a) To pretend to question Polo's accuracy.
(b) That Polo used to lie to him.
(c) How ridiculous Polo looked when he used more gestures.
(d) The symbols and emblems Polo once used.

4. After the people of Chloe lock eyes with each other for a moment, what do they do?
(a) Move away without stopping.
(b) Bow repeatedly.
(c) Invite each other for a visit.
(d) Approach to shake hands.

5. When do merchants from many different nations gather at Euphemia to trade?
(a) The first of the year.
(b) Every full moon.
(c) Every solstice and equinox.
(d) Immediately following the harvest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tangible items do merchants trade in Euphemia?

2. Of what use are Polo's tales to the emperor?

3. Where do the people of Isaura find water?

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

5. When Marco Polo meets with Kublai Khan, he:

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