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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dunn say was one of the major centers of learning at this time for Muslims?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Ceylon.
(d) Mali.

2. What does Dunn call the time of these travels in history?
(a) The Middle Eastern Industrial Period.
(b) The Islamic Overtake.
(c) The Muslim Middle Ages.
(d) The Religious Awakening.

3. What was Battuta educated in?
(a) Biology.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Law.
(d) Geography.

4. Where did Battuta meet people who were of his religion as he travelled?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Maldives.
(d) Mecca.

5. What kind of town does Dunn call Tangier at this point in history?
(a) A port town.
(b) A metropolitan town.
(c) A rural town.
(d) A frontier town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused growth in Tangier at the time in this book?

2. What religion did Battuta follow?

3. Who were the Marinids?

4. What is Dunn’s role in this book?

5. What is a rihla?

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