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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Battuta do when something bothered him in a bathhouse?
(a) He challenged someone to a fight.
(b) He ran.
(c) He reported the problem.
(d) He walked away.

2. What bothered Battuta in a bathhouse?
(a) The music was too loud.
(b) The men were naked.
(c) There was a whore.
(d) The windows didn’t quite face West.

3. What did Battuta do while waiting for a hajj?
(a) Sculpt.
(b) Pray.
(c) Find a wife.
(d) Study.

4. What was Battuta told about his future?
(a) He would make his mother proud.
(b) He would travel extensively.
(c) He would be wealthy.
(d) He would die young.

5. What caused growth in Tangier at the time in this book?
(a) Famine.
(b) Trading.
(c) Wars.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was important about Hebron?

2. Who told Battuta about his future?

3. How did Battuta get to al-Qiram?

4. What was special about the Mosque of the Prophet?

5. What did the Mamluks start out as before they came into power?

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