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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. What is said in the introduction about Ibn's writing style?
(a) It may seem strange to readers.
(b) It is very poetic.
(c) It reads like fiction.
(d) It is very descriptive.

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(a) That troops on the border be withdrawn.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

3. How has Ibn acquired most of his knowledge?
(a) From listening to bardic tales.
(b) Out of books.
(c) By traveling.
(d) From his mother.

4. What does Ibn list in his narrative?
(a) The amount of money needed for the food.
(b) The people he is supposed to meet.
(c) Items to be taken with him.
(d) How long each leg of the journey will take.

5. What is the position of the man in question #15?
(a) War Leader of the Northmen.
(b) Emperor of Rome.
(c) King of the Saqaliba.
(d) King of the Britons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How prevalent is adultery among the Oguz?

2. How does Ibn list the rivers he has crossed?

3. With what does Chapter One begin?

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

5. What is the usual distance between each river crossing?

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