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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The people of Baucis have:
(a) A desire to share their knowledge with their neighbors.
(b) Incomparable courage and determination.
(c) Nothing left in their storage silos.
(d) Everything they need in the clouds.

2. As Polo studies the wood of Khan's chessboard, what does he point out?
(a) Its natural flaws.
(b) Its rich red color.
(c) That it's getting late.
(d) That they've not had dinner yet.

3. In Chapter 5, as Khan sits in his palace visualizing the growth of his empire, what does he see?
(a) More innovations coming from his empire's brightest minds.
(b) Overpopulation leading to famine and disease.
(c) Warriors from the west coming to fight for his empire.
(d) Conquered territories spreading further into other regions.

4. How does Polo describe Moriana?
(a) A beautiful city of coral and villas like glass aquariums.
(b) A peaceful place with soft cushions and comfortable beds.
(c) A confounding city filled with smoke and mirrors.
(d) A refuge for the gentle and brokenhearted.

5. What items from his travels does Polo spread at the feet of Khan in Chapter 8?
(a) A helmet, a seashell, a coconut, and a fan.
(b) A wooden box, a book, and a locket.
(c) A spear, a chess set, and a hat.
(d) A violin, a silk jacket, a bowl, and a feather.

6. Looking at Argia from above, what does one see?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Green rooftops.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Sadness.

7. What is at the center of Moriana?
(a) An enormous hole plunging into the depths of the earth.
(b) Nothing--the city only has front and back sides.
(c) It is hard to tell--there is too much smoke everywhere.
(d) A strange contraption that controls the thoughts of its residents.

8. Polo lays assorted items at the feet of Khan and uses them for what?
(a) To pay for some of his travels.
(b) To explain the conditions of the empire.
(c) To impress the emperor with gifts from afar.
(d) To teach him the basics of trade.

9. What does a traveler arriving to Baucis see?
(a) Slender stilts.
(b) Blue arches.
(c) Golden stairs.
(d) Rope bridges.

10. Which of the following is not true about the city of Beersheba?
(a) There are two projections of Beersheba.
(b) Its people honor everything that represents Beersheba's heavenly counterpart.
(c) Residents highly regard the Beersheba that exists below.
(d) The most talented architects built the underground version of Beersheba.

11. The form of the city of Eudoxia is preserved in a carpet. When someone who is lost stares at this carpet, what happens?
(a) A guide appears to lead the lost sojourner home.
(b) One becomes hopelessly lost.
(c) The carpet reveals the exact street on which one stands.
(d) One enters a state of deep sleep.

12. When Khan travels to visit Kin-sai, what does Polo do?
(a) Congratulates him.
(b) Warns him not to go.
(c) Stays behind.
(d) Accompanies him.

13. Esmeralda is known as the city of what?
(a) Water.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Rainbows.
(d) Promise.

14. The people of Adelma remind Polo of what?
(a) Spoiled children.
(b) Princes and princesses.
(c) Friends and relatives who have died.
(d) Overstuffed toads.

15. What does Polo describe Eusapia as?
(a) Unreliable.
(b) Cold.
(c) Disciplined.
(d) Carefree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Clarice is known for its cycle of death and rebirth and:

3. The people in the city of Irene are:

4. If a traveler to Thekla asks why the construction is never done, what answer will he hear?

5. Worried about his own empire, Khan begins to dream of cities that are:

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