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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did the workers at Saint Barsamo make?
(a) Woolen hats.
(b) Woolen girdles.
(c) Silk hats.
(d) Cotton girdles.
2. What did the name Kanbalu mean?
(a) City of mass wealth.
(b) City of the great khan.
(c) City of the sovereign.
(d) City of the beautiful.
3. What type of water could be found in Kobiam?
(a) Salt water.
(b) Bitter water.
(c) Citrus flavored water.
(d) Sulfur water.
4. What three regions were assigned to lesser family khans to rule over?
(a) Northern Russia, Levant from eastern Persia to the Mediterranean and Eastern Asia's Turkestan.
(b) Western Russia, Levant from eastern Persia to the Mediterranean and Central Asia's Turkestan.
(c) European Russia, Levant from eastern Persia to the Mediterranean and Central Asia's Turkestan.
(d) European Russia, Levant from southern Persia to the Mediterranean and Central Asia's Turkestan.
5. The narrator who translated the stories in "The Travels of Marco Polo" was from where?
(a) Genoa.
(b) China.
(c) Spain.
(d) Pisa.
Short Answer Questions
1. The Great Khan issued ___________ to assure lodging and needs when the Polos went to the Pope.
2. Marco Polo was an emissary of whom?
3. What type of chair did the grand khan sit on when he was riding?
4. What did the grand khan require be planted on the sides of roads?
5. Who is being addressed in the Prologue?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was Marco Polo not adept in describing countries, towns and natural features?
2. After describing Kesmur, Marco Polo said he reserved the description of India for a third book. Why is this so?
3. Describe the wives of the grand khan.
4. What happened to the Polos while they were traveling to see the Pope?
5. Describe the various manufactures in the kingdom of Kierman.
6. Why did Marco Polo write this book?
7. Why did the Polos return to Arghun, kahn of the Levant, with a bride?
8. Tell about the ceremony that took place when emperors or princes (grand khan's) were carried for interment to the mountain of Altai.
9. What needs did a practical traveler and merchant have in order to survive along the route?
10. Why did the grand khan have a new city built at Tai-du?
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