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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Kubilai Khan.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What months did the grand khan reside in Kanbalu?
(a) October, November, December.
(b) December, January, February.
(c) March, April, May.
(d) September, October, November.

4. 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) Water, shelter and food.
(c) People, places and food.
(d) Food, water and transport.

5. Why did the Great Khan send the Polos and a baron to the Pope requesting a hundred men?
(a) To teach Christianity and get oil from a lamp at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(b) To decorate a room for him to worship in and to get oil from a lamp at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(c) To Teach Christianity and to get holy water 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 Great Khan succeeded _______ to rule the eastern part of the Mongol empire.

2. What year did Kubilai Khan begin his reign?

3. Barka Khan was the lord of ______________.

4. According to Marco Polo, in the central part of Armenia lies an exceedingly large and high mountain. What can be found on this mountain?

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

(see the answer key)

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