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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was important about Hebron?
(a) Abraham was buried there.
(b) Adam was born there.
(c) The burning bush was there.
(d) Muhammad taught there.

2. Who led Battuta to Qahat?
(a) A hajj leader.
(b) A Qadi.
(c) A scholar.
(d) A sailor.

3. What was wrong with the Arabic guide hired by Battuta?
(a) He was a thief.
(b) He was lame.
(c) He was rude.
(d) He was blind.

4. Why does Dunn say he thinks Battuta was so eager to travel?
(a) To seek his fortune.
(b) To find a wife.
(c) To further his education.
(d) To leave his parents.

5. What danger did Battuta encounter when crossing the Pontic mountains?
(a) Heavy snow.
(b) Falling rocks.
(c) Robbers and thieves.
(d) All of the above.

6. What made Battuta sad when leaving on his pilgrimage?
(a) Leaving his parents.
(b) Losing his job.
(c) Stopping his education.
(d) Selling his belongings.

7. How long did Battuta say he stayed in Mecca?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 3 years.

8. What did Battuta do at the Mount of Mercy?
(a) Offer a sacrifice.
(b) Wail.
(c) Pray.
(d) Break his fast.

9. Where did Battuta go after leaving Algiers?
(a) Biltitian.
(b) Bijaya.
(c) Bilayan.
(d) Birana.

10. Where did Battuta meet his first wife?
(a) Tunis.
(b) Temecula.
(c) Tangier.
(d) Tripoli.

11. What kind of stability does Dunn praise the Mamluks for?
(a) Economical.
(b) Religious.
(c) Political.
(d) Geographical.

12. What kind of town does Dunn call Tangier at this point in history?
(a) A frontier town.
(b) A rural town.
(c) A metropolitan town.
(d) A port town.

13. What color did all the pilgrims wear?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

14. What country was Battuta born in?
(a) Manzanita.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Madagascar.
(d) Maldives.

15. What did Battuta do when something bothered him in a bathhouse?
(a) He challenged someone to a fight.
(b) He walked away.
(c) He reported the problem.
(d) He ran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the most common animal to see in a hajj?

2. How did Battuta feel about his travel choice to Yemen?

3. What did Battuta protect himself with during his journey to Qahat?

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

5. What was Cairo a crossroads of in the time of this book?

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