- 1. What is the name of the Venetian explorer who brought back reports of China to the west?
A) Marco Polo
B) Christopher Columbus
C) Vasco da Gama
D) Amerigo Vespucci
- 2. In what century did Marco Polo travel to China and return to the west?
A) 13th century
B) 15th century
C) 16th century
D) 14th century
- 3. Which famous ruler did Marco Polo serve under in China?
A) Emperor Qin Shi Huang
B) Emperor Kangxi
C) Genghis Khan
D) Kublai Khan
- 4. What influential work of literature is said to have been inspired by Marco Polo's travels?
A) Gulliver's Travels
B) The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
C) The Odyssey
D) Don Quixote
- 5. Which European city was Marco Polo born in?
A) Florence
B) Venice
C) Rome
D) Barcelona
- 6. Which famous explorer is believed to have been influenced by Marco Polo's accounts of China?
A) James Cook
B) Vasco da Gama
C) Christopher Columbus
D) Ferdinand Magellan
- 7. What type of writing style did Marco Polo use in his accounts of China?
A) Travelogue
B) Epic poem
C) Novel
D) Historical thesis
- 8. Which Chinese city did Marco Polo describe as the greatest in the world?
A) Shanghai
B) Xi'an
C) Beijing
D) Hangzhou
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