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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 has supposedly languished and deteriorated, forgotten by the earth?
(a) Zora.
(b) Zirma.
(c) Isaura.
(d) Tamara.

2. The "white city" described by Polo is:
(a) Based on the dream of many men.
(b) Accessible by sea only.
(c) Built with seashells and white stones.
(d) Surrounded by a tall, whitewashed wall.

3. Polo tells Khan that the second half of Sophronia is filled with what?
(a) Gardens, statues, and fountains.
(b) Universities, observatories, and libraries.
(c) Markets, hen houses, silkworm farms, and poppy fields.
(d) Factories, palaces, slaughterhouses, and schools.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the city of a thousand wells, sitting above an underground lake?

2. When Polo tells his tales while enjoying the evening breeze as he sits on a doorstep, what does he explain to Khan?

3. Where do the people of Isaura find water?

4. When describing the cities of Eutropia, Polo explains that:

5. What theme runs through Chapter 4 with regard to how Polo tells his tales?

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