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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Eusapia, what is there really is no way of knowing anymore?
(a) How long the city has existed.
(b) Whether or not the dead truly are communicating with the living.
(c) Who is alive and who is dead.
(d) How long its underground counterpart has existed.

2. What's missing in Armilla?
(a) A comprehensible language.
(b) Law and order.
(c) Walls, ceilings, and floors.
(d) Roads.

3. When Polo tells his tales while enjoying the evening breeze as he sits on a doorstep, what does he explain to Khan?
(a) The cool air clears his mind and keeps him awake.
(b) This reminds him of a time from one of his past travels.
(c) His traveling days may soon come to an end.
(d) The setting they're in will affect how the tale is remembered.

4. What theme runs through Chapter 4 with regard to how Polo tells his tales?
(a) Fabricating stories about the cities to make them more beautiful than they are.
(b) Treating each city as if it was a separate star in the night sky.
(c) Breaking down the cities so the emperor can see them completely.
(d) Turning the cities into dreams born from imagination.

5. What is Esmeralda layered with?
(a) Stairs, landings, and bridges.
(b) Terraces and rice fields.
(c) Flower-covered windowsills and green rooftops.
(d) Sturdy canvas covers of many colors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Khan wonders why Polo never speaks of:

2. What tangible items do merchants trade in Euphemia?

3. Once Polo is able to speak a language that Khan understands, he can:

4. Which city is described as a place where traitors are strung from lampposts and old men sit on docks, telling stories while mending fishing nets?

5. Clarice is known for its cycle of death and rebirth and:

(see the answer key)

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