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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Discovery and Conquest of Europe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened the first time Genghis Khan diverted the Yellow River to flood the Tangut?
(a) He diverted the river but it flooded empty land.
(b) He was not able to divert the river at all.
(c) He diverted the river, but flooded his own camp instead.
(d) He diverted the river and captured the Tangut.

2. What was the largest kingdom in China in the thirteenth century?
(a) The Sung.
(b) The Tangut.
(c) The Jurched.
(d) The Mongols.

3. What year was Ogodei installed?
(a) 1230.
(b) 1240.
(c) 1235.
(d) 1232.

4. Who was Temujin descended from?
(a) Bodonchar the Fool.
(b) Khorkhonag the Mighty.
(c) Onon the Lame.
(d) Anda the Wise.

5. As a compromise, who was named successor to Genghis Khan?
(a) Jochi.
(b) Tolui.
(c) Chaghatai.
(d) Ogodei.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Temujin trick the Naiman to believe he had more troops than "stars in the sky?"

2. What is a deel?

3. How were orders transmitted through the ranks?

4. What was the name Temujin chose for himself, after this important khuriltai?

5. What two parts did the Mongols divide the natural world into?

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