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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Polo wants to inform the emperor how much darkness is out there by focusing on:
(a) Remnants of past glory.
(b) The debauchery of each region.
(c) Small glimmers of light.
(d) Traitors and those who speak poison.

3. The various depictions of Fedora show what?
(a) What the city looks like at different times of the year.
(b) Particular sections of the city.
(c) An idealized version of the city.
(d) How the city appeared at different junctures in history.

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

5. Polo says that each action in Valdrada is inverted in:
(a) Its monthly plays.
(b) Its mirror image.
(c) The future.
(d) Another dimension.

Short Answer Questions

1. What's missing in Armilla?

2. Which city is said to be between two deserts, one of sand and one of water?

3. When Khan says that he has a model city in his mind, he explains that from that city, he can:

4. What is Eutropia composed of?

5. Khan's messengers advise him on the price of:

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