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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two, The Ways of the Oguz Turks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ibn list the rivers he has crossed?
(a) From the widest to the most narrow.
(b) In alphabetic order.
(c) The order in which they are crossed.
(d) From the longest to the shortest.

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(b) That troops on the border be withdrawn.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

3. What is the usual distance between each river crossing?
(a) A week.
(b) One day.
(c) Two to four days.
(d) Two weeks.

4. Why does Ibn's party stop after they leave the Oguz?
(a) Ibn is sick.
(b) A horse has gone lame.
(c) They are refused passage by a man.
(d) One of their wagons has broken.

5. How long was Ibn gone?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two years.
(c) A year.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what direction is Ibn's party traveling?

2. How many times has Ibn traveled away from his home city before this journey?

3. What does Ibn list in his narrative?

4. For what purpose does Ibn write?

5. How does the religious beliefs of the people from question #25 and Ibn's people compare?

(see the answer key)

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