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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. To make the passing from life to death less abrupt, what have the people of Eusapia done?
(a) Built special resonating chambers where the dead can still speak to the living.
(b) Built an underground city identical to the one above ground.
(c) Developed a system of surrounding the dying with laughter and merriment.
(d) Developed a way for the living to accompany the dead halfway.

2. In Argia, what are the streets filled with?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Buttons.
(d) Frogs.

3. Who are honored throughout Leonia?
(a) Clock makers.
(b) Elders.
(c) Travelers.
(d) Street cleaners.

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

5. In Chapter 6, Polo claims that he's reached the point where, in the number of people he has known:
(a) Very few are worth remembering.
(b) He recalls all faces but few names.
(c) The dead outnumber the living.
(d) His friends outnumber his enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the two men sit smoking their pipes, does Khan actually confront Polo?

2. Khan wonders why Polo never speaks of:

3. In Chapter 5, as Khan sits in his palace visualizing the growth of his empire, what does he see?

4. What is Octavia known as?

5. How does Melania's population renew itself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the dialogue that Khan and Polo have regarding the arched bridge made of stone.

2. How do the people of Beersheba regard the heavenly version of their city?

3. In Chapter 5, how does Polo illustrate to Khan the connections that hold cities together?

4. Describe the significance of the strings in the city of Ersilia.

5. What does Polo say to Khan when the emperor points out that he never speaks of Venice?

6. What are the theories regarding why the inhabitants of Baucis live up in the clouds and rarely climb down to the ground?

7. How do the cities described by Polo in Chapter 8 depict confusion?

8. In what significant way is Argia different from all other cities Polo describes?

9. As Khan visualizes the growth of his empire, what are some of the concerns he has?

10. Describe the two sides of the city of Moriana.

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