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Biography Quiz - Marco Polo
What do you know about the life of merchant, explorer, and writer Marco Polo?
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Last updated: November 28, 2021
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1. In which Italian city is Marco Polo believed to have been born in 1254?
Genoa
Rome
Venice
Naples
2. Some biographers claim that Marco Polo was born on which present day island in Croatia, which was then part of the Republic?
Hvar
Vis
Krk
Korcula
3. What were the names of Marco's father and uncle who he traveled with?
Lorenzo and Giovanni
Niccolo and Maffeo
Franco and Giuseppe
Francesco and David
4. How old was Marco Polo when he started the voyage with his father and uncle?
27
37
17
47
5. After crossing the highlands of Central Asia they entered modern day China, and finally made it to which city?
Shangdu
Guangzhou
Tianjin
Yangzhou
6. Marco Polo traveled throughout China as a messenger and spy for which Emperor of the Mongol Empire?
Kublai Khan
Mirza Taqui Khan
Taidje Khan
Genghis Khan
7. How many years did Marco Polo spend in China?
37
17
7
27
8. On their return trip to Europe, where did the three Polo men escort the daughter of one of Khan's regional rulers?
India
Egypt
Russia
Persia
9. Why was Marco Polo put in jail when he came back from China?
He commanded a Venetian ship against Genoa
He was accused of theft
He accidentally murdered a woman
People didn't believe in his tales from China
10. What was the name of Marco Polo's cellmate to whom he dictated his stories for the book?
Darius da Venezia
Bruno Bernardi
Luca Soderini
Rustichello da Pisa
11. What is the name of Marco Polo's book also know as "Il milione"?
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Polo's Travels to China
Marco's Magnificent Adventures
The Travels of Marco Polo
12. Which explorer took a copy of Marco Polo's book with him when he set off to find a new route to the Orient?
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
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