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Biography Quiz - Marco Polo - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 33 times
- The average score is 6 of 12
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| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| In which Italian city is Marco Polo believed to have been born in 1254? | Venice | 83%
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| How old was Marco Polo when he started the voyage with his father and uncle? | 17 | 74%
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| Marco Polo traveled throughout China as a messenger and spy for which Emperor of the Mongol Empire? | Kublai Khan | 70%
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| What were the names of Marco's father and uncle who he traveled with? | Niccolo and Maffeo | 61%
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| What is the name of Marco Polo's book also know as "Il milione"? | The Travels of Marco Polo | 57%
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| On their return trip to Europe, where did the three Polo men escort the daughter of one of Khan's regional rulers? | Persia | 52%
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| Which explorer took a copy of Marco Polo's book with him when he set off to find a new route to the Orient? | Christopher Columbus | 48%
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| What was the name of Marco Polo's cellmate to whom he dictated his stories for the book? | Rustichello da Pisa | 43%
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| How many years did Marco Polo spend in China? | 17 | 39%
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| Why was Marco Polo put in jail when he came back from China? | He commanded a Venetian ship against Genoa | 39%
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| After crossing the highlands of Central Asia they entered modern day China, and finally made it to which city? | Shangdu | 39%
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| Some biographers claim that Marco Polo was born on which present day island in Croatia, which was then part of the Republic? | Korcula | 17%
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