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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a traveler walks into Zemrude with his head held down by grief, how will he see the city?
(a) Brilliantly lit.
(b) Void of color.
(c) From above.
(d) In decline.

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

3. Polo tells Khan that the second half of Sophronia is filled with what?
(a) Factories, palaces, slaughterhouses, and schools.
(b) Gardens, statues, and fountains.
(c) Markets, hen houses, silkworm farms, and poppy fields.
(d) Universities, observatories, and libraries.

4. Which city is said to be between two deserts, one of sand and one of water?
(a) Isidora.
(b) Despina.
(c) Diomira.
(d) Zaira.

5. Polo offers two vantage points of Zemrude; one includes:
(a) Windmills and bright flowers.
(b) Walls with gaping holes.
(c) Flapping curtains, fountains, and windowsills.
(d) Busy markets and bustling streets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people of Zenobia imagine when asked to describe a happy life?

2. When strangers arrive to Zobeide, what impression do they have of the city?

3. Why does Khan listen to Polo's stories so intently?

4. When Khan accuses Polo of lying about the state of his empire, what does Polo say?

5. Polo understands that when he has irritated Khan, the emperor will:

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Polo says that one cannot forget the city of Zora.

2. How does Polo describe the young women of Armilla?

3. Why does Polo say its pointless to try to describe the city of Zaira?

4. How does the information provided to Khan by his other messengers differ from what Polo shares?

5. When Khan and Polo pause in between their conversations, pondering the meaning of what's been said, what does each imagine or visualize?

6. How does Khan react to Polo's stories when he's feeling euphoric about his empire?

7. What is the significance of the large metal building located at the center of Fedora?

8. How does Khan react upon growing impatient with Polo's stories?

9. What is it about Anastasia that it would make slaves of men?

10. Describe life in Eutropia, which is made up of many individual cities of equal size.

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