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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anastasia is described as being full of precious and mundane objects such as:
(a) Silver and shells.
(b) Gold and sea stones.
(c) Onyx and agate.
(d) Turquoise and tin.

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

3. What confuses Polo about Armilla?
(a) He can't tell if the people are welcoming him or waiting for him to leave.
(b) He doesn't know whether it's unfinished or has been demolished.
(c) Where its source of water is located.
(d) Why everyone living here is so young.

4. Someone traveling to Maurilia will be invited to what?
(a) Stay and relax for three days.
(b) Offer a gift to the city's ruler.
(c) Enjoy the current city while hearing of its past.
(d) Dine with the city's group of elders.

5. Polo describes a city with two forms of religion. In one, the gods live in a subterranean lake. In the other, the gods live where?
(a) Clouds that bring rain.
(b) Statues and monuments.
(c) The blades of windmills.
(d) The top of the volcanic mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maurilia was once:

2. Why does Khan listen to Polo's stories so intently?

3. At times, Polo and Khan sit quietly to:

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

5. What city is found 80 miles northwest of Zenobia?

(see the answer key)

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