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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do merchants from many different nations gather at Euphemia to trade?
(a) Every solstice and equinox.
(b) Every full moon.
(c) Immediately following the harvest.
(d) The first of the year.

2. Leandra is protected by two species, both of which are:
(a) Extraordinarily large and strong.
(b) Too tiny to be seen.
(c) Similar in appearance to wolves.
(d) Winged and armed with dart guns.

3. What is one of Khan's biggest worries regarding his empire?
(a) It will be crushed under its own weight.
(b) It will be forgotten by the rest of the world.
(c) Its people will grow disillusioned.
(d) It will be stolen from him.

4. What does Polo see rising vertically in Armilla?
(a) Tall, slender windmills.
(b) Stacks of seashells.
(c) Columns that hold nothing up.
(d) Pipes where the houses should be.

5. When Khan tells Polo that he's dreamed of a city bathed in the light of the moon, what does Polo say?
(a) It is called Lalage.
(b) He dreamed of such as city, too.
(c) This describes most cities Polo has seen.
(d) Such a city would be a lonely place.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the people of Ersilia move and the city is in ruins, what are left?

2. At the conclusion of Chapter 1, Khan is completely satisfied with Polo's explanations but still remembers what?

3. When one leaves Zenobia and travels for six days and seven nights, where would one end up?

4. According to Polo, what is found in half of Sophronia?

5. The "white city" described by Polo is:

(see the answer key)

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