Quiz for Source 7.2: Life and Travel on the Silk Roads

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

  1. Question 7.6

    Who is Francesco Pegolotti, and where did he come from?

    Who is Francesco Pegolotti, and where did he come from?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

  2. Question 7.7

    According to Pegolotti, what do Western merchants use to acquire goods in China?

    According to Pegolotti, what do Western merchants use to acquire goods in China?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

  3. Question 7.8

    Pegolotti identifies which of the following dangers for Westerners traveling along the Silk Roads?

    Pegolotti identifies which of the following dangers for Westerners traveling along the Silk Roads?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

  4. Question 7.9

    Pegolotti describes the Silk Roads in the fourteenth century

    Pegolotti describes the Silk Roads in the fourteenth century

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

  5. Question 7.10

    What impression of Cathay (China) emerges from Pegolotti’s account?

    What impression of Cathay (China) emerges from Pegolotti’s account?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.