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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, First Contact with the Northmen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first information given about Ibn?
(a) His birthdate.
(b) His age.
(c) His full name and station.
(d) His beliefs.

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

3. Why does Ibn liken the Northmen to animals?
(a) They fight over women.
(b) They do not wash after a toilet.
(c) They eat their food raw.
(d) Their language sounds like growling.

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

5. In what direction is Ibn's party traveling?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ibn do where they stop?

2. What does Ibn say about the size of the Northmen?

3. How long was Ibn gone?

4. What does Ibn tend to present in his writings?

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

(see the answer key)

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