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

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

3. In what year was Ibn Fadlan sent on his journey?
(a) 879 A.D.
(b) 921 A.D.
(c) 700 A.D.
(d) 150 B.C.

4. What does Ibn observe about the Vikings social customs?
(a) They have few long time rituals.
(b) They have a strong sense of ritual.
(c) They have no cohesive society.
(d) They have a very loose social structure.

5. How long was Ibn gone?
(a) Two years.
(b) A year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is said in the introduction about Ibn's writing style?

3. What does the letter in Chapter One request?

4. How does the religious beliefs of the people from question #25 and Ibn's people compare?

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

(see the answer key)

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