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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dunn say caused the diversity in Mecca?
(a) The pilgrims.
(b) The prisons.
(c) The trading routes.
(d) The schools.

2. What was special about the Mosque of the Prophet?
(a) Isaac was buried there.
(b) Moses slept there.
(c) God touched a stone there.
(d) Mohammed once taught there.

3. Which Century did this book take place?
(a) The 15th.
(b) The 13th.
(c) The 14th.
(d) The 16th.

4. Where did Battuta meet people who were of his religion as he travelled?
(a) Maldives.
(b) Cairo.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Mecca.

5. When was this book translated in America?
(a) The 18th Century.
(b) The 19th Century.
(c) The 17th Century.
(d) The 20th Century.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other traveler is Battuta compared to?

2. Who did the Mamluks have to fight against the most?

3. How many certificates did Battuta say he received while waiting for a hajj?

4. What bothered Battuta in a bathhouse?

5. How does Dunn say Muslim women lived at the time of this book?

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