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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, the Global Awakening, 1262-1962, Chapter 8, Khubilai Khan and the New Mongol Empire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Khubilai assign the task of creating a single alphabet that could be used to write all the languages in the world?
(a) Dromtonpa.
(b) Lama Phagspa.
(c) Gyalwa Karmapa.
(d) Rinchen Zangpo.

2. When Genghis Khan finally descended upon Khwarizm, how many Mongols did he have in his command?
(a) 200,000 - 215,000.
(b) 150,000 - 175,000.
(c) 50,000 - 75,000.
(d) 100,000 - 125,000.

3. What was the newly-named Genghis Khan's first new law?
(a) He legitimized all children.
(b) He streamlined hunting rights.
(c) He forbade the kidnapping of women.
(d) He gave all of his people religious freedom.

4. How did Temujin and his nineteen men survive starvation on the muddy Lake Balujna?
(a) Roots and bugs.
(b) Boiled horseflesh.
(c) Boiled camel.
(d) Mud.

5. In the Khuriltai, Genghis Khan called to discuss his succession. Who was the first son invited to speak after Genghis Khan?
(a) Jochi.
(b) Chaghatai.
(c) Ogodei.
(d) Tolui.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Genghis Khan start out west, towards Khwarizm?

2. What means "strong, firm, unshakable and fearless" in Mongol?

3. What happened if a Mongol, under Khubilai, declared bankruptcy more than two times?

4. What happened to the consensual councils in China, after the Mongols were no longer in power?

5. Who was charged with the care of the Mongol homeland whilst Genghis Khan was campaigning in central Asia?

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