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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which city do visitors consider to be a trap?
(a) Zobeide.
(b) Valdrada.
(c) Zenobia.
(d) Armilla.

2. What does Polo see rising vertically in Armilla?
(a) Stacks of seashells.
(b) Tall, slender windmills.
(c) Columns that hold nothing up.
(d) Pipes where the houses should be.

3. What do the people of Zenobia imagine when asked to describe a happy life?
(a) A good spouse and many children.
(b) Enough food on the table.
(c) A place where they are free to follow their interests.
(d) A city like their own.

4. What does Polo explain that Zemrude's form is based on?
(a) The dream of the dreamer.
(b) The orientation of the sky.
(c) The traveler's mood.
(d) The hope of its people.

5. What is Eutropia composed of?
(a) One large city surrounding a smaller city.
(b) Island cities within a vast lake.
(c) A number of equally sized cities.
(d) Three cities separated from each other by a lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Polo explains that if he describes Olivia as rich in products and profits, the emperor should realize that:

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

3. This peninsular city can be reached by ship or camel, revealing itself to travelers by both land and sea:

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

5. Moving southward for three days from the city of Zaira, what city would one encounter?

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