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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Cairo a crossroads of in the time of this book?
(a) Religious reform.
(b) Inventions and technology.
(c) Trade routes.
(d) Warring tribes.

2. How did Battuta cross the Pontic mountains?
(a) He rode a camel.
(b) He rode a horse.
(c) He walked.
(d) He hired a litter.

3. What country is now where Anatolia used to be?
(a) Palestine.
(b) Syria.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Pakistan.

4. Who did the Mamluks have to fight against the most?
(a) The Catholics.
(b) The Mongols.
(c) The Moroccans.
(d) The Egyptians.

5. Where does Dunn say Battuta headed without knowing when he left China?
(a) Back to India.
(b) Back to Damascus.
(c) Back to his home.
(d) Back to Mecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of stability does Dunn praise the Mamluks for?

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

3. What is a fityan?

4. Where in China does Dunn say Battuta is not likely to have visited?

5. What was the Maristan?

(see the answer key)

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