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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whenever the emperor is in a good mood and says how splendid his empire is, he wants to know why Polo:
(a) Doesn't bring back more souvenirs.
(b) Focuses on inessential and disappointing things.
(c) Criticizes the people of his empire.
(d) Has stopped traveling.

3. Which of these is not a city described by Polo in Chapter 2?
(a) Maurilia.
(b) Kublai.
(c) Zenobia.
(d) Euphemia.

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

5. If a traveler walks into Zemrude with his head held down by grief, how will he see the city?
(a) From above.
(b) In decline.
(c) Void of color.
(d) Brilliantly lit.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Polo speaks of a city, he speaks:

2. In order to really understand the language of Hypatia, what must Polo do?

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

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

5. In Hypatia, when Polo wants to see the sultan at the palace, who is he allowed to question instead?

(see the answer key)

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