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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Polo describe the people of Chloe?
(a) They are most welcoming to newcomers.
(b) They are strangers to each other.
(c) Everyone here is a teacher of some type.
(d) Great warriors train here.

2. When Marco Polo first tells his tales to Kublai Khan, he uses:
(a) An interpreter.
(b) Gestures and pantomimes.
(c) A language Khan developed.
(d) Large words to impress Khan.

3. When Marco Polo meets with Kublai Khan, he:
(a) Is worried that Khan will not approve of his stories.
(b) Describes cities that he's visited during his travels.
(c) Requests money to be able to continue his travels.
(d) Asks for a leadership position in the empire.

4. 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.

5. When Polo first communicates with Khan, the emperor is able to:
(a) Look interested despite being bored.
(b) Understand everything completely.
(c) Comprehend his unusual accent.
(d) Decipher his signs.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a traveler walks into Zemrude with his head held high, how does he see the city?

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

3. According to Polo, what is found in half of Sophronia?

4. Which city do visitors consider to be a trap?

5. If a traveler walks into Zemrude with his head held down by grief, how will he see the city?

(see the answer key)

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