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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. In Eusapia, what is there really is no way of knowing anymore?
(a) How long its underground counterpart has existed.
(b) How long the city has existed.
(c) Whether or not the dead truly are communicating with the living.
(d) Who is alive and who is dead.

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

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

4. What does Polo say that Pyrrha represents for him?
(a) The perfect city.
(b) All the cities he's never seen.
(c) The ultimate in decadence.
(d) The picture of his childhood dreams.

5. In Esmeralda, people can choose to travel by:
(a) Flying ships or water vessels.
(b) Camel or horse.
(c) Foot or rickshaw.
(d) Land or boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people in the city of Irene are:

2. Why does Khan wonder when Polo actually has time to travel to far-off cities?

3. Octavia is full of:

4. The people of Lenia awaken each day and:

5. When Khan tells Polo that he's dreamed of a city bathed in the light of the moon, what does Polo say?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the two species that protect Leandra.

2. Describe Esmeralda, the city of water.

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

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

5. When Polo sees familiar faces in the city of Adelma, what does he start to wonder?

6. What eventually happens to travelers who decide to stay in Phyllis to discover all of its secrets?

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

8. How does the perception of the city of Irene change depending on whether it's viewed by passersby or by inhabitants?

9. How does Clarice preserve and display its history?

10. Who lives in the underground city of Eusapia, and who has access to it?

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