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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, The Mongol World War, 1211-1261, Chapter 4, Spitting on the Golden Khan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Temujin begin his attack on the Naiman, outside of Burkhan Khaldun?
(a) The Tumbleweed Formation.
(b) He used archers to wound from remote places.
(c) The Lightning Formation.
(d) All of his units went racing to attack at once.

2. When was Genghis Khan born?
(a) 1142.
(b) 1162.
(c) 1152.
(d) 1172.

3. What two parts did the Mongols divide the natural world into?
(a) Earth and sky.
(b) Light and Dark.
(c) Black and white.
(d) Right and wrong.

4. At the beginning of chapter two, who first heard the sound of horse hooves of the Merkids hitting the ground?
(a) The old woman of the family.
(b) Borte.
(c) Burkhan Khaldun.
(d) Genghis Khan.

5. When was the final battle for control over Mongolia?
(a) 1206, the Year of the Bear.
(b) 1202, the Year of the Rooster.
(c) 1204, the Year of the Rat.
(d) 1200, the Year of the Llama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the newly-named Genghis Khan's first new law?

2. What was the first thing the Mongol soldiers did every morning when they broke camp?

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

4. The night before his decisive battle with the Naiman, Temujin asked his soldiers to sleep soundly. What happened to many of the Naiman men?

5. At its height, how expansive was the Mongol Empire?

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