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

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

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

4. How does Ibn list the rivers he has crossed?
(a) From the widest to the most narrow.
(b) From the longest to the shortest.
(c) In alphabetic order.
(d) The order in which they are crossed.

5. What is the essence of the people from question #25 culture?
(a) Industrial.
(b) Warlike.
(c) Nomadic.
(d) Agrarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who choses Ibn to fulfill the letter's request?

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

3. How many times has Ibn traveled away from his home city before this journey?

4. Upon what river do several men and horses perish?

5. What is the first information given about Ibn?

(see the answer key)

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