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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Road to Cathay.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______________ was an unknown term in medieval language.
(a) "Barbaric."
(b) "Restitution."
(c) "Civilization."
(d) "Compassion."

2. According to the Prologue, what things does Marco Polo describe in the book?
(a) Things he stumbles upon.
(b) The mysteries of the world.
(c) Things he sees and things he hears from others.
(d) Only the truth of what he sees.

3. According to Marco Polo, in ancient times, kings of Zorzania were born with the mark of _____________ on the ___________ shoulder.
(a) An Eagle, right.
(b) A Lion, left.
(c) A Lion, right.
(d) An Eagle, left.

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

5. 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 to get holy water at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(c) To teach Christianity and get oil from a lamp at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(d) To show his people how to become Catholic and to obtain holy water at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the infant, Christ, give the wise men as they were leaving?

3. Tartars mostly survived on ____________ while on an expedition.

4. How is Marco Polo described in the Prologue?

5. Where was Chingis-khan buried?

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