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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many children did the king of Ziamba have?
(a) 263.
(b) 326.
(c) 475.
(d) 175.

3. Who had King Dor captured?
(a) Prester John.
(b) Chingis khan.
(c) The grand khan.
(d) Achmac.

4. What fruit could weigh over two pounds troy-weight in Chan-glu?
(a) Apples.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Pears.

5. What was the chief aim or goal of Facfur?
(a) Administering justice to those who acted unbecomingly.
(b) Fortifying the cities under his dominion.
(c) Building up his military strength and adding men under his command.
(d) Increasing his enjoyment and multiplying his pleasures.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Great Khan succeeded _______ to rule the eastern part of the Mongol empire.

2. Why was an umbrella carried overhead of the grand khan?

3. Marco Polo was an emissary of whom?

4. The grand khan's military men carried a golden tablet with what type of picture engraved upon it?

5. What regulated life in Maabar?

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