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

2. Merchants in the city of Yasdi manufactured what?
(a) Silk cloth.
(b) Golden cups.
(c) Swords.
(d) Woven baskets.

3. Experiences between leaving in 1271 and returning in 1292 are described by Marco Polo through his chroniclers_________ and __________.
(a) Ramusio and Kustichello.
(b) Latham and Ramusio.
(c) Rustichello and Saint Barsamo.
(d) Ramusio and Rustigielo.

4. What did the workers at Saint Barsamo make?
(a) Woolen hats.
(b) Silk hats.
(c) Cotton girdles.
(d) Woolen girdles.

5. People of Vokhan were of which religious persuasion?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Mahometans.
(c) Christian.
(d) Hindus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marco Polo's descriptions of human history are ______________.

2. The custom, during the process of removing the bodies of princes, was for those who formed the escort to ______________ persons they met on the road.

3. A thief could pay ______ the value of the property stolen in order to escape all further punishment.

4. Why did Prester John try to separate the Tartars?

5. What gift was sent from one of the Tartar princes to the Roman Pontiff from the city of Chinchitalas?

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