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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. The narrator who translated the stories in "The Travels of Marco Polo" was from where?
(a) China.
(b) Pisa.
(c) Genoa.
(d) Spain.

2. The Polos were not able to return to Constantinople for fear of what?
(a) Exile.
(b) Arrest.
(c) Murder.
(d) Retaliation.

3. Niccolo Polo and Maffeo Polo started a venture sailing to Sudak to __________.
(a) Sell jewels.
(b) Sell spices.
(c) Sell silk.
(d) Sell minerals.

4. In 1292, Marco Polo safely delivered a bride for _____.
(a) Cosmas.
(b) Mingan.
(c) Theophylactus Simocatta.
(d) Arghun.

5. Trade-routes were costly to follow, so high value commodities like ________________ were needed to make a profit on the way.
(a) Precious gems, furs, spices and gold.
(b) Precious gems, fabrics, spices and gold.
(c) Precious gems, silk, spices, and gold.
(d) Precious gems, minerals, furs and gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. A thief could pay ______ the value of the property stolen in order to escape all further punishment.

2. The custom, during the process of removing the bodies of princes, was for those who formed the escort to ______________ persons they met on the road.

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

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

5. What was the doctrine of faith held by the Tartars, according to Chapter 48?

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