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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lay to either side of the causeway leading to Manji?
(a) Marshy lakes.
(b) Pyramids.
(c) Stone statues.
(d) Mulberry trees.

2. Who is being addressed in the Prologue?
(a) The learned.
(b) Kings and other dignitaries of the world.
(c) Emperors, kings, dukes, marquises, earls, and knights.
(d) Readers of the world.

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

4. How far was Kotan from Karkan?
(a) Three days journey.
(b) Eight days journey.
(c) Twelve days journey.
(d) Six days journey.

5. What did the infant, Christ, give the wise men as they were leaving?
(a) A stone.
(b) A bag of spices.
(c) A piece of gold cloth.
(d) A gold coin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the inhabitants of Dragoian do to those who were ill if it was determined they would not recover?

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

3. From the East in 1206, whom did the Mongol tribes elect to rule northern China?

4. The Polos survived ______________ for three years until Pope Clement died.

5. The ________ stone was only available as a gift from the king, according to Chapter 26.

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