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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Battuta divorce his first wife?
(a) He met someone he liked better.
(b) She didn’t have a son.
(c) She spoke back to him.
(d) He got in a fight with her father.

2. What was all around the city of Cairo?
(a) A trench.
(b) A mural.
(c) A wall.
(d) A serpentine pattern.

3. What tribe was Battuta descended from?
(a) The Berbers.
(b) The Brastias.
(c) The Brays.
(d) The Brahmas.

4. What is a rihla?
(a) A statue.
(b) A prayer roll.
(c) A written history.
(d) A painting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dunn’s role in this book?

2. What was Battuta educated in?

3. What is a hajj?

4. What kind of town does Dunn call Tangier at this point in history?

5. Who told Battuta about his future?

(see the answer key)

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