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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language did the Mamluks speak?
(a) Turkish.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) Arabic.
(d) Egyptian.

2. Who went for help when danger was encountered while crossing the Pontic mountains?
(a) Sufi.
(b) A slave.
(c) Battuta.
(d) The camel hand.

3. Why did ToghonTemur like to open relationships with the Muslims?
(a) To educate himself.
(b) To spread his empire.
(c) To hide his real ambitions.
(d) To increase trade routes.

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

5. How did Battuta describe China?
(a) Distasteful.
(b) Strange.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Crowded.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprised Dunn about Battuta contacting Teghon Temur?

2. Where did Battuta meet Orkhan?

3. What bothered Battuta in a bathhouse?

4. How did Battuta cross the Pontic mountains?

5. What was the Muslim community in China like at the time of this book?

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