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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. Tartars mostly survived on ____________ while on an expedition.
(a) Meat.
(b) Milk.
(c) Berries.
(d) Barley.

2. In 1292, Marco Polo safely delivered a bride for _____.
(a) Cosmas.
(b) Arghun.
(c) Theophylactus Simocatta.
(d) Mingan.

3. Marco Polo was _________ years old when Pope Clement died.
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

4. ______________ was an unknown term in medieval language.
(a) "Compassion."
(b) "Barbaric."
(c) "Restitution."
(d) "Civilization."

5. What is stated in the Prologue as one of the reasons someone would read this book?
(a) Those desirous of knowing the truth about The Great Khan.
(b) Those desirous of knowing the mysterious secrets of the world.
(c) Those desirous of knowing the diversities of Asia.
(d) Those desirous of knowing the diversities of the races of mankind.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the doctrine of faith held by the Tartars, according to Chapter 48?

3. According to Marco Polo, in ancient times, kings of Zorzania were born with the mark of _____________ on the ___________ shoulder.

4. How is Marco Polo described in the Prologue?

5. 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.

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