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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was important about Hebron?
(a) Muhammad taught there.
(b) Adam was born there.
(c) The burning bush was there.
(d) Abraham was buried there.

2. Why does Dunn say he thinks Battuta was so eager to travel?
(a) To further his education.
(b) To find a wife.
(c) To seek his fortune.
(d) To leave his parents.

3. What kind of illness did Battuta come down with after leaving Algiers?
(a) A fever.
(b) An infection.
(c) A rash.
(d) A cough.

4. How long did Battuta stay in Cairo?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

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 did Battuta do while waiting for a hajj?

2. What does Dunn call the time of these travels in history?

3. What law required a trip to Mecca?

4. What kind of stability does Dunn praise the Mamluks for?

5. Who were the Marinids?

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