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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. In 1292, Marco Polo safely delivered a bride for _____.
(a) Mingan.
(b) Cosmas.
(c) Arghun.
(d) Theophylactus Simocatta.
2. 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) Befriend.
(b) Rob.
(c) Bless.
(d) Slay.
3. Where did the Tartars first establish residence?
(a) Unkhan.
(b) Ezina.
(c) Kampion.
(d) Karakoran.
4. Why did Prester John try to separate the Tartars?
(a) He was worried they were becoming too lazy.
(b) He was apprehensive of their strength.
(c) He wanted to start new provinces with multiple groups of Tartars.
(d) He thought they would be better able to defend themselves.
5. What could be found in Kierman?
(a) Gold.
(b) Springs.
(c) Fountains of oil.
(d) Turquoise.
Short Answer Questions
1. Tartars were experts in _______________.
2. Why did the Great Khan send the Polos and a baron to the Pope requesting a hundred men?
3. The Polos were not able to return to Constantinople for fear of what?
4. What direction was Peyn from Kotan?
5. What was the name of the eldest legitimate son of the grand khan?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator of Marco Polo's travels proclaim this book does?
2. Describe the wives of the grand khan.
3. Discuss the custom observed upon the birth of a son in the city of Sachion. Use Chapter 37 as a reference.
4. Describe the city of Karakoran.
5. Why couldn't the Polos return to Constantinople? What did they do?
6. Describe the various manufactures in the kingdom of Kierman.
7. Why was Marco Polo not adept in describing countries, towns and natural features?
8. Tell about the custom of showing respect to strangers from the district of Kamul.
9. Why did the Great Khan send the Polos, with a baron, to the Pope?
10. In Chapter 5, what miraculous circumstances are said to have taken place at Saint Lunardo?
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