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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was manufactured in Arzingan?

2. Marco Polo was an emissary of whom?

3. What did the grand khan require be planted on the sides of roads?

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

5. Experiences between leaving in 1271 and returning in 1292 are described by Marco Polo through his chroniclers_________ and __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened between King Arghun and Lady Kogatin?

3. Why was Marco Polo not adept in describing countries, towns and natural features?

4. Why was Marco Polo sent as an emissary of the Great Kahn throughout the empire?

5. Describe how paper money issued by the grand khan was made.

6. Describe the various manufactures in the kingdom of Kierman.

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

8. After describing Kesmur, Marco Polo said he reserved the description of India for a third book. Why is this so?

9. Why did the Polos return to Arghun, kahn of the Levant, with a bride?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Book 2, Chapter 16 details the grand khan's adventures with his falconers. Discuss reasons why the grand khan participated. Was this a useful sport or pure enjoyment? Cite examples from the text in your response and thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Book 1, Chapter 49 describes in detail the particular organization of Tartar armies. Discuss how this arrangement could help and/or hinder the Tartar's battle strategy. Use examples from the book in your response and thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Some time after the migration of the Tartars to the northern countries of Jorza and Bargu, in the year 1162, Chingis-khan was elected the first emperor of the Tartars. His subjects revered him as deity rather than as their sovereign. Why did the Tartars perceive him in this manner? Use examples from the text in your response and thesis statement.

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