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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of struggles in Tangier does Dunn say changed history?
(a) Religious struggles.
(b) Trading struggles.
(c) Agricultural struggles.
(d) Power struggles.

3. What city along the Nile did Battuta spend time at before continuing on?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) Reijha.
(d) Tilya.

4. How old was Battuta when he began his pilgrimage?
(a) 18.
(b) 24.
(c) 22.
(d) 20.

5. What is a hajj?
(a) A fence.
(b) A tree.
(c) A group of travelers.
(d) A sacred script.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bothered Battuta in a bathhouse?

2. Why did Battuta divorce his first wife?

3. Who told Battuta about his future?

4. Why was Tangier not a center of learning?

5. What religion did Battuta follow?

(see the answer key)

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