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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. What year did Niccolo Polo and Maffeo Polo sail to Sudak?
(a) 1260.
(b) 1250.
(c) 1259.
(d) 1261.

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

3. What gift was sent from one of the Tartar princes to the Roman Pontiff from the city of Chinchitalas?
(a) A brilliant ruby.
(b) A bronze statue.
(c) A coral salamander.
(d) A woven napkin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the three magi buried?

2. Barka Khan was the lord of ______________.

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

4. What direction was Peyn from Kotan?

5. Niccolo Polo and Maffeo Polo started a venture sailing to Sudak to __________.

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