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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Dunn say it was good Battuta didn’t go to Delhi?
(a) The empire was crumbling.
(b) A war was starting.
(c) He would not have been given a job.
(d) He would have been arrested.

3. What was the profession of Battuta’s father?
(a) Writer.
(b) Scholar.
(c) Missionary.
(d) Salesman.

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

5. Who was turned against Battuta in the Maldives?
(a) The Sultan.
(b) The Governor.
(c) The Vizier.
(d) The Princess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Battuta’s profession?

2. What country is now where Anatolia used to be?

3. Which Century did this book take place?

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

5. What other traveler is Battuta compared to?

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