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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why was the journal that Marco Polo kept during his travels so important?
Many Europeans enjoyed reading it.
He would later use it to help him co-author a book about his experiences in Asia.
His journal helped him remember what he saw.
He enjoyed writing down his personal thoughts.
- 2. Multiple Choice
When did Marco Polo write his book?
When he was traveling on the Silk Road.
While he was in prison.
While he was fighting in an Italian war.
When he first returned home from Asia.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was the name of Marco Polo's book?
The Travels of Marco Polo
Marco's Magnificent Adventures
Polo's Travels to China
Marco Polo and the Silk Road
- 4. Multiple Choice
How old was Marco Polo when he first met his father and uncle?
8 years old
12 years old
17 years old
23 years old
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why didn't many Europeans believe the stories Marco Polo told in his book?
Before his death Polo admitted that he made up most of the tales he told up.
Europeans believed the book was actually written not by him but by Kublai Khan.
This was due to the fact that he co-wrote the book with a known criminal, Rustichello.
Many people suspected Polo exaggerated many of the details he included in it.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Marco Polo co-authored his book when he returned from Asia with his cellmate ___________________.
Chellorusti
Rustichello
Kublai Kahn
Maffeo Polo
- 7. Multiple Choice
Marco Polo was an Italian __________________ believed to have journeyed across Asia.
explorer
merchant
navigator
writer
- 8. Multiple Choice
Marco Polo set out at age 17 from Italy with his father and uncle, traveling over an enormous stretch of land along what later became known as the __________________________.
European Road
Golden Road
Silk Road
Road to Asia
- 9. Multiple Choice
Upon reaching China, Marco Polo entered the court of powerful Mongol ruler Kublai _____________ who sent him on many different trips to further strengthen his empire.
Rustichello
Ghengis
Niccolo
Khan
- 10. Multiple Choice
When Marco Polo's book was released it inspired many Europeans to also travel to Asia in an attempt to see the things Polo saw and to obtain spices such as salt and sugar, _____________, and other exotic goods.
cotton
gold
silk
wood
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why was the Silk Road given it's name?
The word for "Silk" is the same in many European and Asian languages.
The name of this route to Asia had to be short for people to remember it.
This was because one of the major products Europeans wanted from Asia was Chinese silk for its softness and luxury.
Marco Polo named it and as a tribute to him it's name was never changed.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Travel from Europe to Asia was very difficult along the Silk Road. This was because of the many perils that existed. These included the possibility of starvation, catching a strange disease, and ______________________________.
being robbed of all your money and goods.
getting captured and thrown in jail.
being shipwrecked.
being forced to fight in a war you wanted no part of.
- 13. Multiple Choice
When Marco Polo returned to Europe after many years in Asia, European interest in Asia ___________________________.
grew tremendously
did not change much
suffered severely
became only slightly stronger
- 14. Multiple Choice
The Silk Road was ___________________________________.
one long road that was the color of silk
a network of routes that were used for both trading and travel
a road that only silk was able to be traded on
the name of the first ever road built in Asia
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why did people travel in caravans, or large groups, along the Silk Road?
To have company on the long journey.
It was cheaper to go with more people than it was alone or in a small group.
It was much safer for people to do so.
It was a law of Mongul ruler Kublai Kahn.
- 16. Multiple Choice
What fact below about the Silk Road is the most significant to European and Asian history?
It brought Silk to Europe.
Marco Polo traveled along the Silk Road.
It was one on the first times that Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures between the two were exchanged.
It was used a long time ago but is no longer used today.
- 17. Multiple Choice
One reason why the Silk Road was important is __________________________.
it allowed Europeans to leave Europe and migrate to Asia.
it made it very easy for Europeans to reach Asia.
it was safer to travel on it to Asia than it was to travel there by sea.
it connected previously isolated European and Asian cultures.
- 18. Multiple Choice
How did Marco Polo's travels influence Europe?
Europeans began to look outside their borders for new sources of trade once they learned of the many treasures that could be found in Asia.
Marco Polo's stories had very little influence on Europe.
Many Europeans were frightened of the tales Marco Polo told about Asia.
Europeans believed that the stories in Marco Polo's book were completely made up.
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is Marco Polo best known for?
Exploring the New World
Being the first European to travel to Asia and live to tell about it
Traveling to China and the far East and writing a book about his many experiences there.
Trading silk and spices in Asia
- 20. Multiple Choice
In what country was Marco Polo born?
Italy
England
France
Spain
- 21. Multiple Choice
Marco Polo first left for China when he was 17 years old. He traveled there with his father and ___________________.
cousin
brother
uncle
grandfather
- 22. Multiple Choice
During his time spent traveling to Asia, Marco Polo saw many exotic animals that most Europeans had never seen before. When he first encountered a rhinoceros, Marco Polo mistook it for a _________________.
crocodile
monkey
snake
unicorn
- 23. Multiple Choice
Marco Polo's adventures in Asia inspired many explorers like ____________________ to one day try to find an ocean route to Asia.
Rustichello
The Turks
Christopher Columbus
Kublai Khan
- 24. Multiple Choice
Soon after Marco Polo returned from his journey to Asia he fought in a war. He eventually got captured and ___________________________________.
was put in prison.
was hanged.
was sent back to Asia.
died shortly afterward.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Along the Silk Road a group of people known as the _______________ did not allow Europeans to travel safely through their territories. Many people that did travel this way were attacked, robbed, and feared for their lives.
Chinese
Turks
Italians
Mongols
- 26. Multiple Choice
What inspired the Polo Family's journey across the Silk Road to China?
They were very interested in the lands that produced the goods they bought, sold, and traded for.
They had a huge sense of adventure.
They received a personal invitation from Kublai Khan.
They wanted to get rich and famous.
- 27. Multiple Choice
The Silk road connected which two continents?
Asia and Africa
Australia and Europe
Europe and Asia
North America and Europe
- 28. Multiple Choice
A merchant is a person who ____________________________.
trades goods for other goods without the use of money
stayed only in one place
buys goods in one place and sells them in another for a profit
only traveled along the Silk Road
- 29. Multiple Choice
What form of currency (money) did the Mongols use that fascinated Marco Polo?
gold coins
marbles
paper money
silver coins
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which of the following impressed Marco Polo about Kublai Khan's empire?
Kublai Khan was generally very magnanimous to his people.
People under Khan's rule were world travelers.
They were already using a mail delivery service while in Europe there wasn't one.
Kublai Khan was not interested in the use of paper money.
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