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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. As Khan studies the wood of his chessboard, Polo begins to talk of:
(a) Tattoos, flowers, and men with beards.
(b) An ebony forest , docks, and women at windows.
(c) A field of sunflowers, ships, and children fast asleep.
(d) Elephants, strong winds, and sunsets.

2. After the people of Ersilia move and the city is in ruins, what are left?
(a) Memories.
(b) Webs.
(c) Chains.
(d) Whispers.

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

4. What happens to the city of Irene as one approaches it?
(a) It vanishes.
(b) It spins.
(c) It changes.
(d) It floats away.

5. Polo lays assorted items at the feet of Khan and uses them for what?
(a) To explain the conditions of the empire.
(b) To teach him the basics of trade.
(c) To pay for some of his travels.
(d) To impress the emperor with gifts from afar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not true about the city of Beersheba?

2. Who are honored throughout Leonia?

3. In Chapter 8, Khan is on the verge of:

4. Someone in Thekla will see what?

5. What do the people of Beersheba believe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Leonia, the city that reinvents itself daily, is in danger of what?

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

3. It's not always clear in the story if Khan is speaking to Polo or merely imagining a conversation, such as when he supposedly confronts Polo regarding Venice. Whether the conversation happened or was imagined, what does Khan accuse Polo of regarding Venice?

4. Describe Esmeralda, the city of water.

5. When Polo suggests to Khan that the garden where they share stories may exist only in their minds and that, in reality, they may still be traveling, what does the emperor say?

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

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

8. How does Polo use the game of chess to help Khan better understand the cities of his empire?

9. Why is it that someone arriving at Thekla will see very little of the city?

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

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