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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. _________ were not inhabitants of Tauris.
(a) Jacobites.
(b) Georgians.
(c) Nestorians.
(d) Cathaians.

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

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

5. Where were the three magi buried?
(a) Saba.
(b) Mosul.
(c) Arbor Secco.
(d) Kasiban.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Merchants in the city of Yasdi manufactured what?

3. What type of water could be found in Kobiam?

4. What was proved by the shoemaker removing his right eye?

5. Marco Polo's descriptions of human history are ______________.

(see the answer key)

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