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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through China.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dunn describe the Islamic divorce process?
(a) Mysogynistic.
(b) Logistical.
(c) Frustrating.
(d) Not difficult at all.

2. What did the Mamluks start out as before they came into power?
(a) Warriors.
(b) Religious zealots.
(c) Tradesmen.
(d) Slaves.

3. How many khanates were there at the time of this book?
(a)
(b)
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

4. What does Dunn say many scholars think of Battuta’s account of China?
(a) It is sad.
(b) It is incomplete.
(c) It is fabricated.
(d) It is coded.

5. Who invited Battuta to a feast in Anatolia?
(a) Merchants.
(b) Craftsmen.
(c) Nobles.
(d) Professors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the status of Orkhan?

2. Who ruled China at the time of this book?

3. What did Battuta do when something bothered him in a bathhouse?

4. What did Battuta do while waiting for a hajj?

5. What was Battuta told about his future?

(see the answer key)

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