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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. Abascia had the best ______.
(a) Priests.
(b) Warriors.
(c) Dates.
(d) Horses.

2. What did choiach mean?
(a) Honor.
(b) Death.
(c) Unlucky.
(d) Riches.

3. The Tingui were devoted to what?
(a) Religion.
(b) Sorcery.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Oxen.

4. How large was the circumference of Sin-din-fu?
(a) 6 miles.
(b) 28 miles.
(c) 12 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

5. What was produced in Dulfar?
(a) Myrrh.
(b) Musk.
(c) Saffron.
(d) Frankincense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the king of Maabar wear?

2. What year was the memorable battle of Vochang fought?

3. The people of Basman paid tribute to whom?

4. What fruit could weigh over two pounds troy-weight in Chan-glu?

5. How far was Zipangu in India, from Manji in China?

Short Essay Questions

1. How could one enter the town of Pau-ghin, and why?

2. Describe ambergris. What was it, and where was it found? How was it used?

3. Describe the fishery near the city of Kain-du. What was found there, and who could use it?

4. What did the people on the island of Zipangu do with their dead? What did they place in the mouth of the dead?

5. Describe the grand sepulcher of the king in the city of Mien.

6. Why was Marco Polo detained in the kingdom of Samara for five months?

7. What happened during the rainy season in the kingdom of Murphilior Monsul?

8. What was produced on the island of Java Minor, and why were they only exported to Manji and Cathay?

9. Describe the physical attributes of the men and women of Zenzibar.

10. Describe the marks of the Jews, Christians, and Saracens who lived in Abascia.

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