Reports of China brought back to west by Venetian Marco Polo
- 1. What is the name of the Venetian explorer who brought back reports of China to the west?
A) Vasco da Gama
B) Amerigo Vespucci
C) Christopher Columbus
D) Marco Polo
- 2. In what century did Marco Polo travel to China and return to the west?
A) 16th century
B) 14th century
C) 13th century
D) 15th century
- 3. Which famous ruler did Marco Polo serve under in China?
A) Emperor Qin Shi Huang
B) Genghis Khan
C) Kublai Khan
D) Emperor Kangxi
- 4. Which European city was Marco Polo born in?
A) Rome
B) Barcelona
C) Florence
D) Venice
- 5. What influential work of literature is said to have been inspired by Marco Polo's travels?
A) Don Quixote
B) Gulliver's Travels
C) The Odyssey
D) The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
- 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) Christopher Columbus
D) James Cook
- 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) Xi'an
B) Hangzhou
C) Shanghai
D) Beijing
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