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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. How many legitimate wives did the grand khan have?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

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

3. In 1292, Marco Polo safely delivered a bride for _____.
(a) Mingan.
(b) Theophylactus Simocatta.
(c) Arghun.
(d) Cosmas.

4. The Polos survived ______________ for three years until Pope Clement died.
(a) Snow and swollen rivers.
(b) Lack of food and shelter.
(c) Lack of money and falling snow.
(d) Heat and blowing winds.

5. Why did the Great Khan send the Polos and a baron to the Pope requesting a hundred men?
(a) To Teach Christianity and to get holy water at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(b) To show his people how to become Catholic and to obtain holy water at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(c) To decorate a room for him to worship in and to get oil from a lamp at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(d) To teach Christianity and get oil from a lamp at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the infant, Christ, give the wise men as they were leaving?

2. What festival was celebrated September 28th?

3. What could be found in the castle of Paipurth, which was located between Trebizond and Tauris?

4. According to Marco Polo, in ancient times, kings of Zorzania were born with the mark of _____________ on the ___________ shoulder.

5. What type of water could be found in Kobiam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the various manufactures in the kingdom of Kierman.

2. Why was Marco Polo sent as an emissary of the Great Kahn throughout the empire?

3. Tell about the custom in Peyn that pertained to married men and women.

4. What happened to the Polos while they were traveling to see the Pope?

5. What did Marco Polo report to the grand khan upon return from his voyage to the East Indies?

6. In Chapter 5, what miraculous circumstances are said to have taken place at Saint Lunardo?

7. Describe the wives of the grand khan.

8. What needs did a practical traveler and merchant have in order to survive along the route?

9. Why did the Polos return to Arghun, kahn of the Levant, with a bride?

10. Why did the grand khan have a new city built at Tai-du?

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