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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which Century did this book take place?
(a) The 16th.
(b) The 13th.
(c) The 15th.
(d) The 14th.

4. When was this book translated in America?
(a) The 18th Century.
(b) The 19th Century.
(c) The 20th Century.
(d) The 17th Century.

5. What made Battuta sad when leaving on his pilgrimage?
(a) Leaving his parents.
(b) Selling his belongings.
(c) Stopping his education.
(d) Losing his job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the profession of Battuta’s father?

2. What is Dunn’s role in this book?

3. What kind of struggles in Tangier does Dunn say changed history?

4. Where did Battuta wait to join a hajj?

5. What was all around the city of Cairo?

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