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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Northern Regions and Tartar Wars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Marco Polo described in the Prologue?
(a) As a learned and honest citizen of Genoa.
(b) As an honest and trustworthy citizen of Venice.
(c) As a wise and learned citizen of Venice.
(d) As a loyal follower of God.

2. Marco Polo's descriptions of human history are ______________.
(a) Limited but accurate.
(b) Extensive but inaccurate.
(c) Astute.
(d) Limited and inaccurate.

3. Why was The Region of Darkness titled as such?
(a) The rulers of those countries were very cruel.
(b) There were numerous sorceress and enchanters there.
(c) The countries were bleak and almost uninhabitable.
(d) It was dark during most of the winter months.

4. Why did the Great Khan send the Polos and a baron to the Pope requesting a hundred men?
(a) To show his people how to become Catholic and to obtain holy water 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 teach Christianity and get oil from a lamp at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.

5. How did the inhabitants of Nocueran dress?
(a) With rings in their nose, ears and lips.
(b) They wore a thin gold plate around their middle section.
(c) They were naked.
(d) With clothes made from the bark of a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the inhabitants of Dragoian do to those who were ill if it was determined they would not recover?

2. How many governments was Karaian divided into?

3. What type of people were the inhabitants of Ka-chan-fu?

4. What was the richest province in the eastern world?

5. What was the circumference of Java the Lesser?

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