2. 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?
(a) Clouds that bring rain.
(b) Statues and monuments.
(c) The top of the volcanic mountain.
(d) The blades of windmills.

3. Moving southward for three days from the city of Zaira, what city would one encounter?
(a) Anastasia.
(b) Zora.
(c) Tamara.
(d) Dorothea.

4. In the city with the large metal building in its center, what's inside each room of the building?
(a) Statuettes in honor of the city's past leaders.
(b) A large, blue globe showing a different model of the city.
(c) Scrolls that tell of the city's history.
(d) Stores of food in case of famine.

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

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

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

8. Which city is a gray stone metropolis with a large metal building in the center?
(a) Lenora.
(b) Isadora.
(c) Prada.
(d) Fedora.

9. At the conclusion of Chapter 1, Khan is completely satisfied with Polo's explanations but still remembers what?
(a) The symbols and emblems Polo once used.
(b) How ridiculous Polo looked when he used more gestures.
(c) That Polo used to lie to him.
(d) To pretend to question Polo's accuracy.

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

11. Where is the city of Valdrada built?
(a) On the shores of a lake.
(b) At the edge of a dense forest.
(c) On the top of a mesa.
(d) In a fertile valley.

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

13. When Polo first communicates with Khan, the emperor is able to:
(a) Decipher his signs.
(b) Look interested despite being bored.
(c) Comprehend his unusual accent.
(d) Understand everything completely.

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

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