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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, First Contact with the Northmen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ibn liken the Northmen to animals?
(a) They fight over women.
(b) They eat their food raw.
(c) Their language sounds like growling.
(d) They do not wash after a toilet.

2. What is the first information given about Ibn?
(a) His age.
(b) His beliefs.
(c) His full name and station.
(d) His birthdate.

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(d) That troops on the border be withdrawn.

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

5. Who choses Ibn to fulfill the letter's request?
(a) The President of the University.
(b) The Caliph.
(c) No one, Ibn volunteers.
(d) The Count of Syri.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How prevalent is adultery among the Oguz?

3. Where is a dead Northman's body placed?

4. What happens the night before a funeral with the woman who will be killed to be placed with the dead man?

5. How has Ibn acquired most of his knowledge?

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