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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Zaira.
(b) Zirma.
(c) Isidora.
(d) Anastasia.

2. When one leaves Zenobia and travels for six days and seven nights, where would one end up?
(a) Zapata.
(b) Zoroastria.
(c) Zoey.
(d) Zobeide.

3. Polo understands that when he has irritated Khan, the emperor will:
(a) Get up and storm off.
(b) Signal the conversation to end immediately.
(c) Offer subtle cues that Polo needs to leave.
(d) Need to be left alone with his thoughts.

4. In order to really understand the language of Hypatia, what must Polo do?
(a) Free himself from images.
(b) Better understand the hand gestures.
(c) Learn a new set of written symbols.
(d) Spend at least two months there.

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

6. When he is quiet, what does Polo sometimes imagine?
(a) Answering the emperor's questions.
(b) Being in the emperor's shoes.
(c) Being in a far off land.
(d) What life would be like had he not met the emperor.

7. How does Polo describe the people of Chloe?
(a) Great warriors train here.
(b) They are strangers to each other.
(c) Everyone here is a teacher of some type.
(d) They are most welcoming to newcomers.

8. What creates connections between lives in Chloe?
(a) The city's 103-year-old patriarch.
(b) The way everyone lives in close, tight-knit communities.
(c) The fact that everyone is related to everyone else in some way.
(d) Something about their glances.

9. If a traveler walks into Zemrude with his head held down by grief, how will he see the city?
(a) In decline.
(b) From above.
(c) Void of color.
(d) Brilliantly lit.

10. The "white city" described by Polo is:
(a) Accessible by sea only.
(b) Built with seashells and white stones.
(c) Surrounded by a tall, whitewashed wall.
(d) Based on the dream of many men.

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

12. What does Polo explain that Zemrude's form is based on?
(a) The hope of its people.
(b) The orientation of the sky.
(c) The traveler's mood.
(d) The dream of the dreamer.

13. Once Polo is able to speak a language that Khan understands, he can:
(a) Request to go on more voyages.
(b) Demand greater pay.
(c) Be arrogant and disagreeable.
(d) Be very precise in his descriptions.

14. Which city stands on high pilings even though it sits on dry land?
(a) Zenobia.
(b) Chernobia.
(c) Algoria.
(d) Zamoria.

15. When the people of Chloe pass each other in the street, what do they do?
(a) Bow deeply to each other.
(b) Picture each other wearing different clothes.
(c) Imagine entire lives for each other.
(d) Stop to exchange warm greetings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Polo describes a city with two forms of religion. In one, the gods live in a subterranean lake. In the other, the gods live where?

2. Which of these is not a city described by Polo in Chapter 2?

3. Polo explains that if he describes Olivia as rich in products and profits, the emperor should realize that:

4. What confuses Polo about Armilla?

5. At Euphemia, how many different nations gather to trade?

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