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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Road to Cathay.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of water could be found in Kobiam?
(a) Citrus flavored water.
(b) Salt water.
(c) Sulfur water.
(d) Bitter water.

2. What three regions were assigned to lesser family khans to rule over?
(a) Western Russia, Levant from eastern Persia to the Mediterranean and Central Asia's Turkestan.
(b) European Russia, Levant from southern Persia to the Mediterranean and Central Asia's Turkestan.
(c) Northern Russia, Levant from eastern Persia to the Mediterranean and Eastern Asia's Turkestan.
(d) European Russia, Levant from eastern Persia to the Mediterranean and Central Asia's Turkestan.

3. _________ were not inhabitants of Tauris.
(a) Jacobites.
(b) Cathaians.
(c) Nestorians.
(d) Georgians.

4. Marco Polo was an emissary of whom?
(a) Chief Alau.
(b) Rustichello.
(c) Kubilai Kahn.
(d) King Arghun.

5. The ________ stone was only available as a gift from the king, according to Chapter 26.
(a) Balass ruby.
(b) Chalcedonies.
(c) Jasper.
(d) Balshan tanzinite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the infant, Christ, give the wise men as they were leaving?

2. Chingis-khan was revered as a ______.

3. People of Vokhan were of which religious persuasion?

4. Niccolo Polo and Maffeo Polo started a venture sailing to Sudak to __________.

5. "The Travels of Marco Polo" was first introduced to the reading public in the thirteenth century as what?

(see the answer key)

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