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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 is a gray stone metropolis with a large metal building in the center?
(a) Prada.
(b) Fedora.
(c) Lenora.
(d) Isadora.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what do Khan's messengers warn of?
(a) Famines.
(b) Disease.
(c) Betrayal.
(d) Battles.

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

4. This peninsular city can be reached by ship or camel, revealing itself to travelers by both land and sea:
(a) Isaura.
(b) Despina.
(c) Tamara.
(d) Irma.

5. When Polo speaks of Zemrude, one of the views he offers is filled with:
(a) Staircases that go nowhere.
(b) Old men and women with vacant eyes.
(c) Beggars, thieves, and tax collectors.
(d) Gutters, fish scales, and trash.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people of Valdrada know their actions are repeated:

2. Of what use are Polo's tales to the emperor?

3. Polo understands that when he has irritated Khan, the emperor will:

4. What's missing in Armilla?

5. Khan tells Polo about his dreams of a city where the farewells from its harbor are what?

(see the answer key)

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