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

2. What was important about Hebron?
(a) Adam was born there.
(b) The burning bush was there.
(c) Muhammad taught there.
(d) Abraham was buried there.

3. Where is Zeila located?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Arabia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Africa.

4. What did an official at Constantine give Battuta?
(a) A mantle.
(b) A horse.
(c) A certificate.
(d) A book.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What language did the Mamluks speak?

4. How many certificates did Battuta say he received while waiting for a hajj?

5. What kind of town does Dunn call Tangier at this point in history?

(see the answer key)

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