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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Polo wants to inform the emperor how much darkness is out there by focusing on:
(a) Traitors and those who speak poison.
(b) The debauchery of each region.
(c) Small glimmers of light.
(d) Remnants of past glory.

2. Where do the people of Isaura find water?
(a) Wherever they dig.
(b) Atop the highest mountain.
(c) From dew that forms on plants.
(d) In the city's aqueducts and reservoirs.

3. When Polo finds Khan seated at a chessboard, what does the emperor invite Polo to do?
(a) Use the chess pieces to describe cities he has visited.
(b) Teach him how to play the game.
(c) Have a cup of tea while Khan finishes his game.
(d) Sit and play a game with him.

4. Why was the city on pilings built so high off the ground?
(a) For protection against seasonal floods.
(b) Because the previous ruler was mad.
(c) Nobody remembers.
(d) Because of high tides.

5. When describing the cities of Eutropia, Polo explains that:
(a) All were once destroyed by a large earthquake.
(b) Each one is ruled by a benevolent elder.
(c) Only one is inhabited at a time.
(d) Its inhabitants are unusually tall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What items from his travels does Polo spread at the feet of Khan in Chapter 8?

2. When one listens to the ground in Argia, what does one hear?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what do Khan's messengers warn of?

4. What is Eutropia composed of?

5. Can the reader tell with certainty whether or not Polo's many cities actually exist?

(see the answer key)

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