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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Battuta’s first name?
(a) Ibn.
(b) Muhammed.
(c) Abdallah.
(d) Sultana.

3. What color did all the pilgrims wear?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Battuta meet people who were of his religion as he travelled?

2. What language did the Mamluks speak?

3. What did the Mamluks start out as before they came into power?

4. What was important about Hebron?

5. How long did Battuta stay in Cairo?

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