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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. Where was Chingis-khan buried?
(a) Bargu.
(b) Jorza.
(c) Succuir.
(d) Altai.

2. Niccolo Polo and Maffeo Polo started a venture sailing to Sudak to __________.
(a) Sell spices.
(b) Sell silk.
(c) Sell jewels.
(d) Sell minerals.

3. How many men did the grand khan appoint to oversee his officers and the men of his army?
(a) 14.
(b) 28.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

4. What year did Kubilai Khan begin his reign?
(a) 1258.
(b) 1256.
(c) 1254.
(d) 1252.

5. The Polos were not able to return to Constantinople for fear of what?
(a) Retaliation.
(b) Exile.
(c) Arrest.
(d) Murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the mint of the grand khan located?

2. What did the workers at Saint Barsamo make?

3. What did the name Kanbalu mean?

4. How many legitimate wives did the grand khan have?

5. Marco Polo was curious and adept in seeing and describing the natural history of __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What needs did a practical traveler and merchant have in order to survive along the route?

2. Tell about the custom in Peyn that pertained to married men and women.

3. In Chapter 5, what miraculous circumstances are said to have taken place at Saint Lunardo?

4. What does the narrator of Marco Polo's travels proclaim this book does?

5. Using Chapter 4 as a reference, describe three attributes of Armenia Major.

6. Describe the city of Karakoran.

7. Describe Lesser Armenia as Marco Polo did in Chapter 2.

8. Tell about the ceremony that took place when emperors or princes (grand khan's) were carried for interment to the mountain of Altai.

9. Tell about the custom of showing respect to strangers from the district of Kamul.

10. Why were the Polos worried about the death of the grand khan in relation to returning home?

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