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