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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the people of Zenobia imagine when asked to describe a happy life?
(a) A place where they are free to follow their interests.
(b) A good spouse and many children.
(c) A city like their own.
(d) Enough food on the table.

4. When Polo tells his tales while enjoying the evening breeze as he sits on a doorstep, what does he explain to Khan?
(a) The setting they're in will affect how the tale is remembered.
(b) His traveling days may soon come to an end.
(c) This reminds him of a time from one of his past travels.
(d) The cool air clears his mind and keeps him awake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which city stands on high pilings even though it sits on dry land?

2. What confuses Polo about Armilla?

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

4. What does Polo's recollection of the city of Zirma include?

5. When Polo first communicates with Khan, the emperor is able to:

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the city of Zenobia.

2. How does Khan react to Polo's stories when he's feeling euphoric about his empire?

3. Describe life in Eutropia, which is made up of many individual cities of equal size.

4. What happens from time to time to the temporary part of the city of Sophronia?

5. What does Polo not know about Armilla?

6. What does Polo come to realize about language in Hypatia?

7. Why does Kublai Khan listen to Marco Polo's fantastic stories about cities he's visited?

8. In Chapter 4, why does Polo dissect every city he describes to Khan?

9. In what way are the people of Chloe connected to each other?

10. When Khan and Polo pause in between their conversations, pondering the meaning of what's been said, what does each imagine or visualize?

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