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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused growth in Tangier at the time in this book?
(a) Religion.
(b) Famine.
(c) Wars.
(d) Trading.

2. How did Battuta get to Yemen?
(a) He joined a caravan.
(b) He went by sea.
(c) He hired a camel.
(d) He walked.

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

4. What does Dunn say about the ceremonies described in this book?
(a) They are antiquated.
(b) They are the same today as they were then.
(c) They are symbolic.
(d) They are incorrect.

5. What is Dunn’s role in this book?
(a) A researcher.
(b) A narrator.
(c) The main character.
(d) The antagonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other traveler is Battuta compared to?

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

3. What color did all the pilgrims wear?

4. What was special about the Mosque of the Prophet?

5. What was important about Hebron?

(see the answer key)

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