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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.
(a) Rob.
(b) Bless.
(c) Slay.
(d) Befriend.

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

3. What direction was Peyn from Kotan?
(a) East-south-east.
(b) East-north-east.
(c) North-east and east.
(d) East-south-west.

4. What type of chair did the grand khan sit on when he was riding?
(a) A bamboo chair.
(b) A gold chair.
(c) A pearl chair.
(d) A silver chair.

5. What did the grand khan require be planted on the sides of roads?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Melons.
(d) Trees.

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

7. Marco Polo was curious and adept in seeing and describing the natural history of __________________.
(a) Birds, plants, beasts and spices.
(b) Birds, beasts, people and spices.
(c) Birds, plants, people and herbs.
(d) Birds, plants, beasts and herbs.

8. Barka Khan was the lord of ______________.
(a) Persia.
(b) Tartary.
(c) Bukhara.
(d) Levant.

9. Where was Chingis-khan buried?
(a) Bargu.
(b) Altai.
(c) Jorza.
(d) Succuir.

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

11. According to the Prologue, what things does Marco Polo describe in the book?
(a) Things he stumbles upon.
(b) Only the truth of what he sees.
(c) The mysteries of the world.
(d) Things he sees and things he hears from others.

12. Chingis-khan was revered as a ______.
(a) Diety.
(b) Father.
(c) King.
(d) Sovereign.

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

14. Why was an umbrella carried overhead of the grand khan?
(a) It denoted rank and authority.
(b) To keep the sun from burning his skin.
(c) To keep him cool in the heat.
(d) It was a sign of good will.

15. What could be found in the castle of Paipurth, which was located between Trebizond and Tauris?
(a) Fountain of oil.
(b) Fountain of youth.
(c) Silver mine.
(d) Gold mine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marco Polo stayed at the Great Khan's court for _____ years to do many missions.

2. How far was Kotan from Karkan?

3. What was proved by the shoemaker removing his right eye?

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

5. The Polos were not able to return to Constantinople for fear of what?

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