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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. Which city has supposedly languished and deteriorated, forgotten by the earth?
(a) Tamara.
(b) Isaura.
(c) Zirma.
(d) Zora.

2. In Hypatia, when Polo wants to see the sultan at the palace, who is he allowed to question instead?
(a) The sultan's shoemaker.
(b) Philosophers.
(c) Servants.
(d) The second in command.

3. 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.

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

5. After the people of Chloe lock eyes with each other for a moment, what do they do?
(a) Bow repeatedly.
(b) Approach to shake hands.
(c) Invite each other for a visit.
(d) Move away without stopping.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marco Polo meets with Kublai Khan, he:

2. What confuses Polo about Armilla?

3. When the people of Chloe pass each other in the street, what do they do?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what do Khan's messengers warn of?

5. By dissecting each city, what is Polo is trying to explain to Khan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Khan instructs Polo to find the city from his dreams that has a north-facing harbor from which ships regularly leave as the people ashore wave their last goodbyes, what does Polo say?

3. What is the significance of the evening breeze that Khan and Polo enjoy while conversing on the steps of the palace?

4. Why would you say the cities described by Polo in Chapter 3 have an especially dreamy quality about them?

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

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

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

8. How is Maurilia connected to its past?

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

10. What does Polo not know about Armilla?

(see the answer keys)

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