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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. Chingis-khan was revered as a ______.
(a) King.
(b) Sovereign.
(c) Diety.
(d) Father.

2. Survival required a practical traveler and merchant to take advantage of ___________along the route with natural and man-made obstacles.
(a) Shelter, routes and people.
(b) People, places and food.
(c) Water, shelter and food.
(d) Food, water and transport.

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

4. 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.

5. Experiences between leaving in 1271 and returning in 1292 are described by Marco Polo through his chroniclers_________ and __________.
(a) Ramusio and Rustigielo.
(b) Ramusio and Kustichello.
(c) Rustichello and Saint Barsamo.
(d) Latham and Ramusio.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Polos survived ______________ for three years until Pope Clement died.

2. How is Marco Polo described in the Prologue?

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

4. Trade-routes were costly to follow, so high value commodities like ________________ were needed to make a profit on the way.

5. Merchants in the city of Yasdi manufactured what?

(see the answer key)

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