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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a khuriltai?
(a) A traditional Mongolian dress.
(b) A traditional Mongolian meal.
(c) A traditional Mongolian council.
(d) A traditional Mongolian wedding.

2. Where was Borte when Temujin raided the Merkids?
(a) Fighting with her new husband.
(b) Waiting for Temujin.
(c) On a cart, sent away from battle.
(d) In the Merkid camp.

3. What was Temujin's first reaction when first reunited with Borte, as she grabbed his reigns?
(a) He attacked her.
(b) He almost attacked her.
(c) He accidentally ran her over with his horse.
(d) He recognized her right away and embraced her.

4. What is another name for a Spirit Banner?
(a) Rain Stick.
(b) Sultan.
(c) Walking Stick.
(d) Sulde.

5. 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) One day.
(b) Twelve hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three days.

6. How long did the joint campaign of Jochi and Chagahatai take?
(a) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) One week.
(d) Six months.

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

8. How were orders transmitted through the ranks?
(a) Orally and in rhyme.
(b) Written and in rhyme.
(c) Orders were written.
(d) Orally.

9. Whom did Temujin ask for help, after the kidnapping of Borte?
(a) The Merkid.
(b) Jamuka.
(c) Ong Khan.
(d) Mongke.

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

11. Who was Mutugen?
(a) Ghengis Khan's favorite grand-son.
(b) Chaghatai's arch-nemesis.
(c) A leader of the Bamian.
(d) A leader of the Nishapur.

12. Genghis Khan attempted to teach his sons, "If you can't swallow your _____, you can't lead."
(a) Intellect.
(b) Morals.
(c) Ways.
(d) Pride.

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

14. Which of the following was not carried by every soldier in the Mongol army?
(a) Flints.
(b) A tent.
(c) A lasso.
(d) A seing kit.

15. At its height, how expansive was the Mongol Empire?
(a) Between 11 and 12 million square miles.
(b) Exactly 900,000 square miles.
(c) Approximatly 7 million square miles.
(d) 1 million yards.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What weapon did Temujin use to kill Ong Khan?

3. In capturing a new city, such as those in the Khwarizm empire, whom of the following did Genghis Khan execute?

4. When did Borte die?

5. What was the largest kingdom in China in the thirteenth century?

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