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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Polo gives Khan impressions of:
(a) His cities and their inhabitants.
(b) The meaning of life.
(c) The financial state of the empire.
(d) What other leaders think of him.

2. If a traveler walks into Zemrude with his head held high, how does he see the city?
(a) Through a mist.
(b) Vibrant.
(c) Directly in front.
(d) From below.

3. When Marco Polo first tells his tales to Kublai Khan, he uses:
(a) A language Khan developed.
(b) Gestures and pantomimes.
(c) An interpreter.
(d) Large words to impress Khan.

4. After the people of Chloe lock eyes with each other for a moment, what do they do?
(a) Invite each other for a visit.
(b) Approach to shake hands.
(c) Bow repeatedly.
(d) Move away without stopping.

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

6. Which city do visitors consider to be a trap?
(a) Zenobia.
(b) Zobeide.
(c) Armilla.
(d) Valdrada.

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

8. At Euphemia, how many different nations gather to trade?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Forty.

9. What does Polo's recollection of the city of Zirma include?
(a) Flying dirigibles and tattoo parlors.
(b) Feasting men and strong women.
(c) Noisy festivals and sleek sailboats.
(d) Palm trees and colorful tents.

10. According to Polo, what is found in half of Sophronia?
(a) A fair with a roller coaster, carousel, and ferris wheel.
(b) Tent cities with the poorest of the poor.
(c) An observatory with a large telescope and wise astrologers.
(d) Markets selling the riches of the world.

11. In Hypatia, when Polo wants to see the sultan at the palace, who is he allowed to question instead?
(a) Servants.
(b) The second in command.
(c) The sultan's shoemaker.
(d) Philosophers.

12. What does Polo say he gauges everywhere he travels to?
(a) Amount of happiness left in the empire.
(b) The level of dissent in each city of the empire.
(c) Military strength of every location.
(d) Wealth of each region.

13. After Khan sends Polo on many missions, Polo learns:
(a) The language of the Tartars.
(b) The cooking techniques of the Mongols.
(c) How to sail virtually any type of ship.
(d) To become an expert negotiator.

14. When do merchants from many different nations gather at Euphemia to trade?
(a) Immediately following the harvest.
(b) Every full moon.
(c) The first of the year.
(d) Every solstice and equinox.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the city of Valdrada built?

2. What does Polo see rising vertically in Armilla?

3. Someone traveling to Maurilia will be invited to what?

4. What do the people of Zenobia imagine when asked to describe a happy life?

5. In the city with the large metal building in its center, what's inside each room of the building?

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