3. Someone in Thekla will see what?
(a) Rows of empty flower pots.
(b) A sea of signs.
(c) Shadows drifting overhead.
(d) Very little of the city.

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

5. As Khan studies the wood of his chessboard, Polo begins to talk of:
(a) An ebony forest , docks, and women at windows.
(b) A field of sunflowers, ships, and children fast asleep.
(c) Tattoos, flowers, and men with beards.
(d) Elephants, strong winds, and sunsets.

6. 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 enters a state of deep sleep.
(c) One becomes hopelessly lost.
(d) The carpet reveals the exact street on which one stands.

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

8. Each person in Melania is what?
(a) Born into a role.
(b) Regarded as both mother and father to everyone else.
(c) Tested at the age of five.
(d) Expected to understand existence.

9. What does Leonia do on a daily basis?
(a) Reinvents itself.
(b) Calibrates its clocks.
(c) Sends messages in bottles.
(d) Flies kites.

10. Worried about his own empire, Khan begins to dream of cities that are:
(a) Light as feathers and transparent.
(b) Just starting to grow.
(c) Protected by solid stone walls.
(d) Indestructible.

11. Khan wonders why Polo never speaks of:
(a) Tuscan.
(b) Venice.
(c) His family.
(d) His past studies.

12. What happens to the city of Irene as one approaches it?
(a) It spins.
(b) It changes.
(c) It vanishes.
(d) It floats away.

13. The people of Lenia awaken each day and:
(a) Make a pilgrimage to the beach.
(b) Wash with unopened bars of soap.
(c) Check their clocks for accuracy.
(d) Ready their kites for flying.

14. When a traveler arrives at Phyllis, what does he decide to do?
(a) Relax in the public baths.
(b) Dance, sing, and eat.
(c) Stay there for the rest of his life.
(d) Sleep by day and explore by night.

15. When Polo describes a bridge made of stone, Khan wants to know:
(a) How large the stones are.
(b) Whether the stones are rough or smooth.
(c) How many stones are in the bridge.
(d) Which stone supports the bridge.