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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Battuta wait to join a hajj?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Bethlehem.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Galilee.

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

4. How does Dunn say Muslim women lived at the time of this book?
(a) Boldly.
(b) Like hermits.
(c) In constant fear.
(d) In seclusion.

5. What did Battuta love about traveling along the Nile?
(a) It was very beautiful.
(b) He could find everything he needed on shore.
(c) All the people were Muslim.
(d) The people were nice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did an official at Constantine give Battuta?

2. What language did the Mamluks speak?

3. What is involved in Sufism?

4. What was Cairo a crossroads of in the time of this book?

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

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