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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When one listens to the ground in Argia, what does one hear?
(a) A door slam.
(b) A bell ring.
(c) The sound of engines.
(d) Music.

3. The houses in Argia are filled with what?
(a) Clay.
(b) Tea pots.
(c) Lizards.
(d) Gold.

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

5. As Khan studies the wood of his chessboard, Polo begins to talk of:
(a) A field of sunflowers, ships, and children fast asleep.
(b) Tattoos, flowers, and men with beards.
(c) An ebony forest , docks, and women at windows.
(d) Elephants, strong winds, and sunsets.

6. Someone in Thekla will see what?
(a) Shadows drifting overhead.
(b) Rows of empty flower pots.
(c) A sea of signs.
(d) Very little of the city.

7. What do the residents of Ersilia do?
(a) Hang strings from the their ceilings.
(b) Stretch strings from the corners of their houses.
(c) Tie strings around their trees.
(d) Build fantastic stringed instuments.

8. In Esmeralda, who moves through the sewers with the rats?
(a) The cleaning crew.
(b) Conspirators and smugglers.
(c) Lepers.
(d) Prisoners.

9. In Esmeralda, people can choose to travel by:
(a) Camel or horse.
(b) Foot or rickshaw.
(c) Flying ships or water vessels.
(d) Land or boat.

10. Who are honored throughout Leonia?
(a) Travelers.
(b) Clock makers.
(c) Elders.
(d) Street cleaners.

11. When families in Leandra move in to new houses, who follows them?
(a) Their protectors.
(b) Silent wanderers.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Servants.

12. After the people of Ersilia move and the city is in ruins, what are left?
(a) Whispers.
(b) Memories.
(c) Webs.
(d) Chains.

13. Khan wonders why Polo never speaks of:
(a) His family.
(b) Venice.
(c) His past studies.
(d) Tuscan.

14. In Argia, what are the streets filled with?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Buttons.

15. Most inhabitants of Eudoxia believe that the pattern of its carpet is:
(a) Of divine origin.
(b) Unparalleled in its complexity.
(c) Hopelessly baffling.
(d) Impossible to reproduce.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Polo describe the city of Olinda?

2. When Khan tells Polo that he's dreamed of a city bathed in the light of the moon, what does Polo say?

3. Clarice is known for its cycle of death and rebirth and:

4. What is one of Khan's biggest worries regarding his empire?

5. To make the passing from life to death less abrupt, what have the people of Eusapia done?

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