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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Northern Regions and Tartar Wars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Great Khan send the Polos and a baron to the Pope requesting a hundred men?
(a) To show his people how to become Catholic and to obtain holy water at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(b) To Teach Christianity and to get holy water at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(c) To teach Christianity and get oil from a lamp at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.
(d) To decorate a room for him to worship in and to get oil from a lamp at the sepulcher in Jerusalem.

2. What gift was sent from one of the Tartar princes to the Roman Pontiff from the city of Chinchitalas?
(a) A coral salamander.
(b) A bronze statue.
(c) A brilliant ruby.
(d) A woven napkin.

3. What was the circumference of Java the Lesser?
(a) 1000 miles.
(b) 2000 miles.
(c) 2500 miles.
(d) 1500 miles.

4. What was produced in large quantities in Lochac?
(a) Copper pans.
(b) Sappan or brezil wood.
(c) Silver mirrors.
(d) Silk cloth.

5. What did the inhabitants of Kangigu make wine from?
(a) Rice.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Red grapes.
(d) Green grapes.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Travels of Marco Polo" was penned in ________ by the writer Marco Polo commissioned.

2. How is Marco Polo described in the Prologue?

3. How many young female attendants did each legitimate wife have?

4. What was the doctrine of faith held by the Tartars, according to Chapter 48?

5. What did the men of Lambri have?

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