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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. Maurilia was once:
(a) A completely different city with the same name.
(b) Ruled completely by matriarchs.
(c) Thoroughly devastated by a flood.
(d) Completely submerged under water.

2. When the emperor and the traveler grow quiet in order to reflect on what was just said, the emperor sometimes:
(a) Clears his throat loudly.
(b) Weeps quietly.
(c) Stares at Polo piercingly.
(d) Imagines Polo answering his questions.

3. Polo gives Khan impressions of:
(a) His cities and their inhabitants.
(b) The meaning of life.
(c) The financial state of the empire.
(d) What other leaders think of him.

4. Who tells Polo in Hypatia that, "signs form a language, but not the one you know."
(a) The sultan.
(b) One of the philosphers.
(c) One of the servants.
(d) The sultan's eldest son.

5. When strangers arrive to Zobeide, what impression do they have of the city?
(a) They've seen this place before in their dreams.
(b) They do not understand what drew people here.
(c) It looks like a piece of heaven.
(d) They feel a deep longing in their hearts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Hypatia, when Polo wants to see the sultan at the palace, who is he allowed to question instead?

2. As Kublai Khan listens to the reports of his envoys and tax collectors while walking through his garden, his messengers speak in languages that:

3. When Marco Polo meets with Kublai Khan, he:

4. What creates connections between lives in Chloe?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the evening breeze that Khan and Polo enjoy while conversing on the steps of the palace?

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

3. What special ability does the mirror image of Valdrada possess?

4. Located 80 miles northwest of Zenobia, what is the city of Euphemia like?

5. What does Polo come to realize about language in Hypatia?

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

7. In Chapter 4, why does Polo dissect every city he describes to Khan?

8. Why does Kublai Khan listen to Marco Polo's fantastic stories about cities he's visited?

9. What do the different models of the city of Fedora show?

10. What happens from time to time to the temporary part of the city of Sophronia?

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