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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the emperor and the traveler grow quiet in order to reflect on what was just said, the emperor sometimes:
(a) Stares at Polo piercingly.
(b) Weeps quietly.
(c) Clears his throat loudly.
(d) Imagines Polo answering his questions.

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

3. In Chapter 8, Khan is on the verge of:
(a) A nervous breakdown.
(b) Understanding the rise and fall of a city.
(c) Growing impatient with Polo and his stories.
(d) Appointing a new emperor.

4. Clarice is known for its cycle of death and rebirth and:
(a) Its yearly festival honoring the dead.
(b) Falling to ruin and being rebuilt.
(c) Its adherence to the idea of reincarnation.
(d) Burning to the ground and rising from the ashes.

5. Looking at Argia from above, what does one see?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Green rooftops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city is found 80 miles northwest of Zenobia?

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

3. Why does Khan question Polo's motives for travel?

4. When one leaves Zenobia and travels for six days and seven nights, where would one end up?

5. How does Polo describe the city of Olinda?

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