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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Khan sends Polo on many missions, Polo learns:
(a) The language of the Tartars.
(b) To become an expert negotiator.
(c) How to sail virtually any type of ship.
(d) The cooking techniques of the Mongols.

2. What does Polo's recollection of the city of Zirma include?
(a) Feasting men and strong women.
(b) Flying dirigibles and tattoo parlors.
(c) Palm trees and colorful tents.
(d) Noisy festivals and sleek sailboats.

3. Polo understands that when he has irritated Khan, the emperor will:
(a) Offer subtle cues that Polo needs to leave.
(b) Get up and storm off.
(c) Signal the conversation to end immediately.
(d) Need to be left alone with his thoughts.

4. In the city with the large metal building in its center, what's inside each room of the building?
(a) Statuettes in honor of the city's past leaders.
(b) Scrolls that tell of the city's history.
(c) Stores of food in case of famine.
(d) A large, blue globe showing a different model of the city.

5. What tangible items do merchants trade in Euphemia?
(a) Silk fabrics as well as silk worms.
(b) Curry powder and white and green tea.
(c) Gunpowder and fireworks.
(d) Poppy seeds, grain, and nutmeg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the city on pilings built so high off the ground?

2. The people of Valdrada know their actions are repeated:

3. What creates connections between lives in Chloe?

4. Polo says that Zaira is defined by:

5. What's missing in Armilla?

(see the answer key)

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