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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many wagons were in the train to New Saray?
(a) 100.
(b) 150.
(c) 250.
(d) 200.

3. What was special about the Mosque of the Prophet?
(a) Mohammed once taught there.
(b) Isaac was buried there.
(c) Moses slept there.
(d) God touched a stone there.

4. What does Dunn say about the ceremonies described in this book?
(a) They are the same today as they were then.
(b) They are incorrect.
(c) They are antiquated.
(d) They are symbolic.

5. What impressed Battuta most about the feat he attended in Anatolia?
(a) They were very generous.
(b) He learns of new books.
(c) There was food he had never seen.
(d) The talk was purely religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Battuta meet Orkhan?

2. How many certificates did Battuta say he received while waiting for a hajj?

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

4. Who were the Marinids?

5. How did Battuta feel about Alexandria Port?

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