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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Rihlas popular?
(a) Schools loved such records.
(b) The people were finally literary.
(c) It was a tradition of the time.
(d) Not many people travelled.

2. What did Battuta demand when he took a position in the Maldives?
(a) A wife.
(b) A horse.
(c) A title.
(d) A private living quarter.

3. How did Battuta feel about Mansa Sulayman?
(a) He was impressed.
(b) He was intimidated.
(c) He was offended.
(d) He was disappointed.

4. What did Battuta do when he got cold after leaving Constantinople?
(a) Drank spirits.
(b) Put on all his clothing.
(c) Returned to the city.
(d) Made a fire.

5. What was the main religion in India at the time of this book?
(a) Buddha.
(b) Confucianism.
(c) Hindu.
(d) Islam.

6. Where was Abu l-Hasan in power?
(a) India.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Morocco.

7. How did Battuta get to al-Qiram?
(a) He went by sea.
(b) He walked.
(c) He joined a hajj.
(d) He rode a camel.

8. What was killing many people in Europe at the time of this book?
(a) The plague.
(b) Floods.
(c) The crusades.
(d) Famine.

9. What bothered Battuta about the people in Mali?
(a) They ate too much.
(b) They didn’t say their prayers.
(c) They allowed too many non-Muslim traditions.
(d) They did not value education.

10. How did the Rihla come to be?
(a) It was something Battuta always wanted.
(b) It was commissioned.
(c) It was Muslim tradition.
(d) It was found.

11. What was Ibn Jazayy’s occupation?
(a) Priest.
(b) Writer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Judge.

12. How does Dunn describe the Islamic divorce process?
(a) Logistical.
(b) Mysogynistic.
(c) Not difficult at all.
(d) Frustrating.

13. Who ruled China at the time of this book?
(a) The Mongols.
(b) The Shiners.
(c) The Turks.
(d) The Crusaders.

14. Where does Dunn think the information about cultures came from?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Battuta’s journal.
(c) Other records.
(d) Memory.

15. What was Battuta accused of when the Rihla was finished?
(a) Giving away secrets.
(b) Telling lies.
(c) Breaking covenants.
(d) Slandering others.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Battuta describe China?

2. Where did Battuta wait to hear from Tughluq about a position?

3. What shocked Battuta about the Mongol leaders?

4. How did Battuta plan to leave Delhi without being charged?

5. Who wanted the Rihla made?

(see the answer keys)

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