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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Polo initially rely on symbols to represent people and places?
(a) He cannot speak Khan's language.
(b) He's eccentric and mischievous.
(c) He's too shy to speak directly to the emperor.
(d) He wants to make it more challenging for Khan.

2. When Polo first communicates with Khan, the emperor is able to:
(a) Comprehend his unusual accent.
(b) Decipher his signs.
(c) Understand everything completely.
(d) Look interested despite being bored.

3. Moving southward for three days from the city of Zaira, what city would one encounter?
(a) Anastasia.
(b) Dorothea.
(c) Zora.
(d) Tamara.

4. When Khan asks if he will finally be able to fully possess his empire after learning the meaning of all of Polo's symbols, the traveler replies that Khan:
(a) Will then be an emblem among the emblems.
(b) Will be esteemed by every man, woman, and child in the empire.
(c) Will reach a state of great enlightenment.
(d) Will be able to teach the symbols to his many children.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what do Khan's messengers warn of?

3. What do the people of Zenobia imagine when asked to describe a happy life?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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