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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Middle East.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In ____, a battle began with the sultan of Egypt.
(a) Acre.
(b) Yezd.
(c) Zorzania.
(d) Ayas.

2. According to Marco Polo, in the central part of Armenia lies an exceedingly large and high mountain. What can be found on this mountain?
(a) The Fountain of Oil.
(b) The Golden Tablets.
(c) The Ark of Noah.
(d) The Gate of Iron.

3. According to Chapter 21, what type of tree grew in the province of Timochain?
(a) Tree of the sun.
(b) Tree of the salt.
(c) Tree of the water.
(d) Tree of the people.

4. "The Travels of Marco Polo" was penned in ________ by the writer Marco Polo commissioned.
(a) English.
(b) Russian.
(c) French.
(d) Arabic.

5. According to the introduction, what made "The Travels of Marco Polo" a best seller?
(a) The ease in obtaining a copy of the book.
(b) The wild and exciting tales.
(c) Rustichello's writing.
(d) The mystery of Kubilai Khan's thirteenth century empire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Barka Khan was the lord of ______________.

3. What were the names of the three magi?

4. Which characteristic does not fit Marco Polo's description of Turkomans?

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

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