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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What festival was celebrated September 28th?
(a) White feast.
(b) The birth of the grand khan.
(c) Tribunal day.
(d) The festival of the golden tablets.

2. How far was Kotan from Karkan?
(a) Six days journey.
(b) Twelve days journey.
(c) Three days journey.
(d) Eight days journey.

3. What did the infant, Christ, give the wise men as they were leaving?
(a) A piece of gold cloth.
(b) A gold coin.
(c) A bag of spices.
(d) A stone.

4. A thief could pay ______ the value of the property stolen in order to escape all further punishment.
(a) Twelve times.
(b) Twenty times.
(c) Nine times.
(d) Six times.

5. The grand khan's military men carried a golden tablet with what type of picture engraved upon it?
(a) The face of the grand khan.
(b) A falcon.
(c) A lion.
(d) The feet of an elephant.

6. According to Chapter 21, what type of tree grew in the province of Timochain?
(a) Tree of the water.
(b) Tree of the sun.
(c) Tree of the people.
(d) Tree of the salt.

7. An envoy of Hulaga invited the Polos to join his trip to the Great Khan of the Tartars, __________.
(a) Chinghiz.
(b) Kubilai.
(c) Arikbuga.
(d) Kaidu.

8. In Zorzania, the king was usually called _______ .
(a) David Zorzania.
(b) David Tartar.
(c) David Abaku.
(d) David Melik.

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

10. Merchants in the city of Yasdi manufactured what?
(a) Silk cloth.
(b) Swords.
(c) Golden cups.
(d) Woven baskets.

11. What allowed the inhabitants of Baldach or Bagadet to transport their goods to and from the sea of India?
(a) Strong and willing men carrying goods.
(b) A great river flowing in the midst of the city.
(c) A hard, dirt-paved road.
(d) Camel caravans.

12. How many young female attendants did each legitimate wife have?
(a) 175.
(b) 400.
(c) 300.
(d) 250.

13. Marco Polo was an emissary of whom?
(a) King Arghun.
(b) Rustichello.
(c) Chief Alau.
(d) Kubilai Kahn.

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

15. Why did the people of Karkan suffer from swollen legs and goiters?
(a) Bad drinking water.
(b) Malnutrition.
(c) Curses.
(d) Tainted food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three regions were assigned to lesser family khans to rule over?

2. What direction was Peyn from Kotan?

3. In ____, a battle began with the sultan of Egypt.

4. Tartars mostly survived on ____________ while on an expedition.

5. _______________ was chosen to replace Queen Bulagan after her death.

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