Marco Polo's Journeys to the East: Multiple Choice

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01Marco Polo famously served in the court of which Mongol emperor, the grandson of Genghis Khan?
02What was the name of Kublai Khan's summer capital, famously described by Marco Polo?
03From which powerful Italian city-state did Marco Polo originate?
04Approximately how many years was Marco Polo away from Venice on his journey through Asia?
05While imprisoned, Marco Polo dictated his travel memoirs to which fellow prisoner?
06Marco Polo was one of the first Europeans to describe the Chinese use of what as a form of currency?
07On his famous journey to Asia, Marco Polo was accompanied by his father, Niccolò, and which other family member?
08What is the common title of the book that details Marco Polo's travels, which he dictated while in prison?
09The famous network of trade routes that Marco Polo and his family traveled to reach China is known by what name?
10Shortly after his return, Marco Polo was taken as a prisoner of war during a conflict with which rival city-state?