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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dunn describe Mecca in off seasons?
(a) Sleepy.
(b) Nondescript.
(c) Bustling.
(d) Dark.

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

3. What was the status of Orkhan?
(a) Sultan.
(b) King.
(c) Vizier.
(d) Prince.

4. Why did Battuta take a harder route to get to al-Qiram?
(a) To avoid danger.
(b) To make another pilgrimage.
(c) To take a new path.
(d) To visit family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who showed Battuta around Constantinople?

2. What did Battuta love about traveling along the Nile?

3. What impressed Battuta most about the feat he attended in Anatolia?

4. What was important about Hebron?

5. How long was the journey from Damascus to Mecca?

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