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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a traveler arrives at Phyllis, what does he decide to do?
(a) Stay there for the rest of his life.
(b) Dance, sing, and eat.
(c) Sleep by day and explore by night.
(d) Relax in the public baths.

2. In Esmeralda, who moves through the sewers with the rats?
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Conspirators and smugglers.
(c) Lepers.
(d) The cleaning crew.

3. What city is found 80 miles northwest of Zenobia?
(a) Euphrates.
(b) Eureka.
(c) Eugenia.
(d) Euphemia.

4. By dissecting each city, what is Polo is trying to explain to Khan?
(a) That beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
(b) That not every city within the empire is relevant.
(c) That each city exists outside of its inhabitants and location.
(d) That there is good and bad within each city.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Polo speaks of Zemrude, one of the views he offers is filled with:

2. What is one of Khan's biggest worries regarding his empire?

3. How does Polo describe Moriana?

4. At the conclusion of Chapter 1, Khan is completely satisfied with Polo's explanations but still remembers what?

5. In Chapter 8, Khan is on the verge of:

(see the answer key)

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