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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Great Khan send the Polos and a baron to the Pope requesting a hundred men?
(a) To decorate a room for him to worship in and to get oil from a lamp at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(b) To teach Christianity and get oil from a lamp at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(c) To Teach Christianity and to get holy water at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(d) To show his people how to become Catholic and to obtain holy water at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.

2. The Great Khan succeeded _______ to rule the eastern part of the Mongol empire.
(a) Chinghiz.
(b) Tuli.
(c) Mangku Kaan.
(d) Arikbuga.

3. Marco Polo's father and uncle were _________________.
(a) Traders from Genoa.
(b) Merchants in Genoa.
(c) Merchants in Constantinople.
(d) Traders from Constantinople.

4. From the East in 1206, whom did the Mongol tribes elect to rule northern China?
(a) Nayan.
(b) Chingis.
(c) Barka.
(d) Chinghiz.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What three regions were assigned to lesser family khans to rule over?

3. According to the introduction, what made "The Travels of Marco Polo" a best seller?

4. According to the Prologue, what things does Marco Polo describe in the book?

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

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