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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Their Golden Light.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a paiza?
(a) A tablet worn on a chain that identified the level of a traveler.
(b) An article of clothing incorporated from the Chinese culture.
(c) A brand of drink popular with Khubilai.
(d) The type of saddle merchants used for their mounts.

2. What is a she?
(a) A group of 100 nobility.
(b) A group of 1,000 nobility.
(c) A group of about 200,000 peasants.
(d) A group of about 50,000 peasants.

3. After their split in 1181, what year did Temujin decide he wanted the title of khan?
(a) 1189.
(b) 1182.
(c) 1185.
(d) 1190.

4. How long did the Mongol men, women, and children separately fast and pray to decide if they were going to war with the Golden Khan and the Jurched?
(a) Two days.
(b) Three days.
(c) One day.
(d) Twelve hours.

5. Where did Temujin hide when he was raided by the Merkids?
(a) The forest of Mount Burkhan Khaldun.
(b) With Ong Khan.
(c) The steppe.
(d) Downstream in the Kherlen River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who called the first khuriltai after Guyuk died?

2. Who was Sorkhokhtani?

3. When was the final battle for control over Mongolia?

4. What happened the first time Genghis Khan diverted the Yellow River to flood the Tangut?

5. Genghis Khan attempted to teach his sons, "If you can't swallow your _____, you can't lead."

(see the answer key)

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