Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Quiz Questions | Quiz: Introduction to Chapter One, The Departure from the City of Peace

Quiz: Introduction to Chapter One, The Departure from the City of Peace

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What does the letter in Chapter One request?
a) Someone be sent to the person in question #15.
b) That someone be sent to help fight the monsters in the mists.
c) That troops on the border be withdrawn.
d) That aid in the form of food be sent.

2. In what direction is Ibn's party traveling?
a) East.
b) South.
c) West.
d) North.

3. With what does Chapter One begin?
a) A statement of intention.
b) An invocation to Allah.
c) A recounting of the introduction.
d) A lamentation for lives lost.

4. What does Ibn see at the mountains?
a) Hot springs gushing from them. (read more)