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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the people of Chloe pass each other in the street, what do they do?
(a) Picture each other wearing different clothes.
(b) Bow deeply to each other.
(c) Imagine entire lives for each other.
(d) Stop to exchange warm greetings.

2. If a traveler walks into Zemrude with his head held high, how does he see the city?
(a) Vibrant.
(b) From below.
(c) Directly in front.
(d) Through a mist.

3. Which city is said to be between two deserts, one of sand and one of water?
(a) Isidora.
(b) Zaira.
(c) Despina.
(d) Diomira.

4. In Hypatia, when Polo wants to see the sultan at the palace, who is he allowed to question instead?
(a) The sultan's shoemaker.
(b) The second in command.
(c) Servants.
(d) Philosophers.

5. What city is found 80 miles northwest of Zenobia?
(a) Eureka.
(b) Euphrates.
(c) Euphemia.
(d) Eugenia.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marco Polo first tells his tales to Kublai Khan, he uses:

2. Which city stands on high pilings even though it sits on dry land?

3. After the people of Chloe lock eyes with each other for a moment, what do they do?

4. How does Polo describe the people of Chloe?

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

(see the answer key)

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