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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. What did Genghis Khan do when he was asked to submit to the Jurched and the new Golden Khan?
(a) He turned to the south and spat on the ground.
(b) He discussed his options with the envoy.
(c) He maimed the envoy.
(d) He killed the envoy.

2. Where in the formation did Genghis Khan ride?
(a) To the right.
(b) In the center.
(c) To the left.
(d) In the back.

3. What is a deel?
(a) The flints a soldier carries for fire.
(b) The saddle a Mongol rides upon.
(c) The canteens a soldier carries for water.
(d) The traditional Mongol robe.

4. How long did it take Friar Giovanni of Plano Carpini to travel to the Mongol court?
(a) Six months.
(b) A year.
(c) Two years.
(d) 106 days.

5. Which of the following was not a torture technique used by the famous Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa?
(a) Soldiers playing with severed heads like balls.
(b) Putting children in catapults.
(c) Waterboarding.
(d) Pulling limbs off prisoners in front of their comrades.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Mongols believe Friar Carpini brought to them?

2. How did Temujin begin his attack on the Naiman, outside of Burkhan Khaldun?

3. What land did Guyuk wish to control and viewed as most important?

4. What did the Mongol women do while the men were on the battlefield?

5. What was Karakorum?

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