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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 are the funeral practices for a man of repute in the Oguz?
(a) He is encased in a stone tomb.
(b) He is burned on a pyre.
(c) He is hung in the trees.
(d) He is buried a large pit with all his possessions.

2. Who travels first on the boat when crossing the river?
(a) Women and children.
(b) The horses.
(c) Warriors.
(d) All the men.

3. How prevalent is adultery among the Oguz?
(a) It does not exist.
(b) Marriage does not include monogamy.
(c) About ten percent of the men commit adultery.
(d) Over half the men and a third of the women take lovers outside marriage.

4. 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.

5. Upon what river do several men and horses perish?
(a) The Putnak.
(b) The Danube.
(c) The Gayih.
(d) The Nile.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom has a letter arrived where Ibn lives?

2. About what people does Ibn begin writing about in Chapter Two?

3. In what does Ibn record his journey?

4. What does Ibn observe about the Vikings social customs?

5. What does the letter in Chapter One request?

(see the answer key)

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