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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. Why are Ibn and his party taken captive?
(a) They are thought to carry the plague.
(b) They are thought to be spies.
(c) They practice the wrong religion.
(d) They have not paid the wheel wright.

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

3. What type of tales does Ibn avoid?
(a) Untrue tales.
(b) Bardic tales.
(c) Heresy tales.
(d) Tales against Islam.

4. What part of the personal habits of the people from question #25 does Ibn write?
(a) Personal hygiene practices.
(b) Marriage customs.
(c) Family relationships.
(d) Sexual mores.

5. What does Ibn tend to present in his writings?
(a) A lot of personal comments.
(b) A lot of quotes.
(c) A lot of facts.
(d) Very little sense of place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who travels first on the boat when crossing the river?

2. What is the position of the man in question #15?

3. What does Ibn list in his narrative?

4. What is the differences between Ibn's observations of the Vikings and the general European view of them at that time?

5. What does the letter in Chapter One request?

(see the answer key)

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