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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. Arghun was the king of _____________.
(a) Levant.
(b) Zanzibar.
(c) European Russia.
(d) Baghdad.

2. Chingis-khan was revered as a ______.
(a) King.
(b) Diety.
(c) Father.
(d) Sovereign.

3. Who was the ruler of Kierman?
(a) Corobar Achomak.
(b) Rukmedin Achomak.
(c) Reobarle Ormus.
(d) Mazier Ozier.

4. Survival required a practical traveler and merchant to take advantage of ___________along the route with natural and man-made obstacles.
(a) Food, water and transport.
(b) Shelter, routes and people.
(c) People, places and food.
(d) Water, shelter and food.

5. Marco Polo stayed at the Great Khan's court for _____ years to do many missions.
(a) 12.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. What allowed the inhabitants of Baldach or Bagadet to transport their goods to and from the sea of India?

2. Marco Polo was _________ years old when Pope Clement died.

3. The narrator who translated the stories in "The Travels of Marco Polo" was from where?

4. Experiences between leaving in 1271 and returning in 1292 are described by Marco Polo through his chroniclers_________ and __________.

5. The Polos were not able to return to Constantinople for fear of what?

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