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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Polo tells his tales while enjoying the evening breeze as he sits on a doorstep, what does he explain to Khan?
(a) The setting they're in will affect how the tale is remembered.
(b) His traveling days may soon come to an end.
(c) This reminds him of a time from one of his past travels.
(d) The cool air clears his mind and keeps him awake.

2. What theme runs through Chapter 4 with regard to how Polo tells his tales?
(a) Turning the cities into dreams born from imagination.
(b) Treating each city as if it was a separate star in the night sky.
(c) Breaking down the cities so the emperor can see them completely.
(d) Fabricating stories about the cities to make them more beautiful than they are.

3. Polo tells Khan that he feels this way about the things he saw in Hypatia:
(a) Frightened.
(b) Cheated.
(c) Uplifted.
(d) Entranced.

4. What does Polo's recollection of the city of Zirma include?
(a) Feasting men and strong women.
(b) Flying dirigibles and tattoo parlors.
(c) Noisy festivals and sleek sailboats.
(d) Palm trees and colorful tents.

5. Why does Polo initially rely on symbols to represent people and places?
(a) He cannot speak Khan's language.
(b) He's too shy to speak directly to the emperor.
(c) He's eccentric and mischievous.
(d) He wants to make it more challenging for Khan.

Short Answer Questions

1. At times, Polo and Khan sit quietly to:

2. When the emperor and the traveler grow quiet in order to reflect on what was just said, the emperor sometimes:

3. Polo describes a city with two forms of religion. In one, the gods live in a subterranean lake. In the other, the gods live where?

4. Of what use are Polo's tales to the emperor?

5. Anastasia is described as being full of precious and mundane objects such as:

(see the answer key)

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