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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The various depictions of Fedora show what?
(a) An idealized version of the city.
(b) What the city looks like at different times of the year.
(c) How the city appeared at different junctures in history.
(d) Particular sections of the city.

2. When Polo goes to Hypatia, what does he learn?
(a) The meaning of life.
(b) The nature of changing language.
(c) The mathematics behind its architecture.
(d) The essence of spiritual existence.

3. At times, Polo and Khan sit quietly to:
(a) Wait for food to be brought to them.
(b) Allow the assistants to speak.
(c) Ponder the conversation.
(d) Listen to the wind chimes.

4. Polo states that Dorothea can be described by its canals, towers, people, and history, or how else?
(a) In terms of youthful memory.
(b) Through the artist's paintbrush.
(c) By the skies each evening paints.
(d) Through the eyes of an old woman.

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

6. Polo says that each action in Valdrada is inverted in:
(a) Its monthly plays.
(b) The future.
(c) Another dimension.
(d) Its mirror image.

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

8. Khan's messengers advise him on the price of:
(a) New battle ships.
(b) Purple cloth for his royal garments.
(c) Medicines imported from nearby regions.
(d) Materials found in his land holdings.

9. This peninsular city can be reached by ship or camel, revealing itself to travelers by both land and sea:
(a) Irma.
(b) Despina.
(c) Tamara.
(d) Isaura.

10. What does Polo see rising vertically in Armilla?
(a) Stacks of seashells.
(b) Columns that hold nothing up.
(c) Pipes where the houses should be.
(d) Tall, slender windmills.

11. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what do Khan's messengers warn of?
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Disease.
(c) Famines.
(d) Battles.

12. Polo first describes the city of Diomira to Khan as:
(a) Gaudy and loud, with ridiculous artwork.
(b) Filled with beautiful items, including silver domed buildings and bronze statues.
(c) A quiet place full of intelligent, inquisitive people and lush gardens.
(d) Desperately in need of revitalization.

13. Which is the city of perceptions and symbols, where items are valuable because of what they represent, not what they really are?
(a) Zirma.
(b) Tamara.
(c) Isaura.
(d) Zora.

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

15. When Polo speaks of Zemrude, one of the views he offers is filled with:
(a) Gutters, fish scales, and trash.
(b) Staircases that go nowhere.
(c) Beggars, thieves, and tax collectors.
(d) Old men and women with vacant eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What's missing in Armilla?

2. Which city is said to be between two deserts, one of sand and one of water?

3. Why does Khan listen to Polo's stories so intently?

4. How does Polo describe the people of Chloe?

5. Which city is a gray stone metropolis with a large metal building in the center?

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