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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was proved by the shoemaker removing his right eye?
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.
3. What did the workers at Saint Barsamo make?
4. Kashcar was known for its production of what?
5. Who was the ruler of Kierman?
Short Essay Questions
1. What needs did a practical traveler and merchant have in order to survive along the route?
2. Why was Marco Polo not adept in describing countries, towns and natural features?
3. Describe the personal guards for the grand khan.
4. Tell about the ceremony that took place when emperors or princes (grand khan's) were carried for interment to the mountain of Altai.
5. Why did the grand khan have a new city built at Tai-du?
6. Why was Marco Polo sent as an emissary of the Great Kahn throughout the empire?
7. Why did the Great Khan send the Polos, with a baron, to the Pope?
8. Describe the wives of the grand khan.
9. Why did the Polos return to Arghun, kahn of the Levant, with a bride?
10. Why did Marco Polo write this book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Book 1, Chapter 37 details a particular custom that was followed in regards to burial for persons of rank in the city of Sachion. Who was called upon to help, and why? How was the funeral day decided? Why would the funeral day be prolonged? How was a body preserved if the funeral was prolonged? How were meals served during the wait for a funeral? What if the main door could not be used to remove the body? What was placed with the dead body at burial and why? Are there any customs similar to this today? If yes, describe them.
Essay Topic 2
Incredible as the tales in the Travels of Marco Polo seem, they did inspire numerous people to travel East to find out about this exotic land for themselves. In this respect, Marco Polo launched a whole new age of exploration. Describe the effect the book had on Europeans and others, including the effect it specifically had on future explorers.
Essay Topic 3
The Desert of Lop was vast and hard to cross. Compare and contrast the way Marco Polo crossed the Desert of Lop to the way you would have crossed the Desert of Lop during the Middle Ages.
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