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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What items from his travels does Polo spread at the feet of Khan in Chapter 8?
(a) A spear, a chess set, and a hat.
(b) A helmet, a seashell, a coconut, and a fan.
(c) A wooden box, a book, and a locket.
(d) A violin, a silk jacket, a bowl, and a feather.

2. Polo says that Clarice is:
(a) The most normal city he's ever visited.
(b) A city of madmen and silent children.
(c) A glorious city with a tormented history.
(d) The future capital of the empire.

3. Each person in Melania is what?
(a) Born into a role.
(b) Regarded as both mother and father to everyone else.
(c) Expected to understand existence.
(d) Tested at the age of five.

4. What does the hidden side of Moriana look like?
(a) A golden altar to the gods of light and darkness.
(b) A giant warehouse filled with travelers' broken dreams.
(c) An expanse of rusting sheet metal and pipes black with soot.
(d) A wasteland of jagged rocks and tortured souls.

5. Polo explains that if he describes Olivia as rich in products and profits, the emperor should realize that:
(a) It is one of the most prosperous and exotic cities in the empire.
(b) The city also contains fine palaces, exotic creatures, soot , grease, and desperation.
(c) Ash falls regularly on the streets and rivers from the efforts of its industrious people.
(d) Its people are well off and need to share their riches with others in the empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creates connections between lives in Chloe?

2. If a traveler walks into Zemrude with his head held down by grief, how will he see the city?

3. In Esmeralda, who moves through the sewers with the rats?

4. Why does Polo initially rely on symbols to represent people and places?

5. This peninsular city can be reached by ship or camel, revealing itself to travelers by both land and sea:

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