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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. Why does Khan listen to Polo's stories so intently?
(a) He is starved for entertainment.
(b) He's looking for clues to help him better rule his empire.
(c) He will never have the chance to travel to all of these places.
(d) It stirs his imagination and gives him incentive to continue ruling.

2. Khan's messengers advise him on the price of:
(a) Materials found in his land holdings.
(b) New battle ships.
(c) Purple cloth for his royal garments.
(d) Medicines imported from nearby regions.

3. Polo offers two vantage points of Zemrude; one includes:
(a) Busy markets and bustling streets.
(b) Flapping curtains, fountains, and windowsills.
(c) Walls with gaping holes.
(d) Windmills and bright flowers.

4. When Khan describes cities to Polo, what does he tell Polo to do?
(a) Predict their future success.
(b) Offer what is most beautiful in each city.
(c) Tell him whether or not he's been there.
(d) Tell him if they exist.

5. This peninsular city can be reached by ship or camel, revealing itself to travelers by both land and sea:
(a) Irma.
(b) Isaura.
(c) Despina.
(d) Tamara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Polo explains that if he describes Olivia as rich in products and profits, the emperor should realize that:

2. If a traveler walks into Zemrude with his head held high, how does he see the city?

3. The people of Valdrada know their actions are repeated:

4. At the conclusion of Chapter 1, Khan is completely satisfied with Polo's explanations but still remembers what?

5. According to Polo, what is found in half of Sophronia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What special ability does the mirror image of Valdrada possess?

2. Describe the city of Zenobia.

3. Why does Polo say that it is best to visit Diomira on a September evening?

4. Even though Zobeide, the white city, was made from the dreams of many men of different nationalities, how do strangers see the place?

5. How does Polo describe the young women of Armilla?

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

7. How does Khan react upon growing impatient with Polo's stories?

8. Explain why Polo says that one cannot forget the city of Zora.

9. How is Maurilia connected to its past?

10. What is it about Anastasia that it would make slaves of men?

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