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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Arabian Sea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator who translated the stories in "The Travels of Marco Polo" was from where?
(a) Genoa.
(b) China.
(c) Spain.
(d) Pisa.

2. Where was the mint of the grand khan located?
(a) Achbaluch.
(b) Kanbalu.
(c) Paulisangan.
(d) Gouza.

3. What gift was sent from one of the Tartar princes to the Roman Pontiff from the city of Chinchitalas?
(a) A brilliant ruby.
(b) A bronze statue.
(c) A woven napkin.
(d) A coral salamander.

4. What capital and province bore the same name?
(a) Thai-gin.
(b) Pi-an-fu.
(c) Un-kahn.
(d) Ta-in-fu.

5. Kubilai Khan fought a great battle with whom?
(a) Nayaset.
(b) Karli.
(c) Nayan.
(d) Kufiur.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the richest province in the eastern world?

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

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

5. What practice ceased to exist in Karazan by rule of his majesty?

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