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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The form of the city of Eudoxia is preserved in a carpet. When someone who is lost stares at this carpet, what happens?
2. How does Melania's population renew itself?
3. The people in the city of Irene are:
4. The people of Lenia awaken each day and:
5. Why does Khan question Polo's motives for travel?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Clarice preserve and display its history?
2. Leonia, the city that reinvents itself daily, is in danger of what?
3. Describe the dialogue that Khan and Polo have regarding the arched bridge made of stone.
4. What are the theories regarding why the inhabitants of Baucis live up in the clouds and rarely climb down to the ground?
5. Describe the two sides of the city of Moriana.
6. When Polo speaks of imperfections in the wood of Khan's chessboard, how does the emperor respond?
7. 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?
8. When Polo sees familiar faces in the city of Adelma, what does he start to wonder?
9. Why is it that someone arriving at Thekla will see very little of the city?
10. How does Polo use the game of chess to help Khan better understand the cities of his empire?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is it ever possible to tell whether Polo's stories have any truth to them or are completely made up? Why or why not? What examples or book passages support your conclusion?
Essay Topic 2
Briefly compare and contrast the type of information Polo shares with Khan with what other messengers share with the emperor. Then, address the following questions:
1) What is the goal of Khan's messengers and advisers when they share reports with Khan?
2) What does Polo wish to convey to Khan? How do his storytelling goals differ from those of the other messengers?
3) In your opinion, who is sharing information that is most useful to the emperor--Polo or the other messengers? Why?
Essay Topic 3
One of Polo's goals is to show the emperor that his cities cannot exist without connections holding each one together. Using examples from the book, explain how Polo elaborates on the theme of "connections within a city." Then, explain how his example of an arched stone bridge supports his premise that the cities are the sum of all of their connections.
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