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