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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 the most common animal to see in a hajj?
(a) Donkey.
(b) Camel.
(c) Horse.
(d) Dog.

2. How long did Battuta stay in Tunis?
(a) 3 Months.
(b) 4 Months.
(c) 1 Month.
(d) 2 Months.

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

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

5. What kind of stability does Dunn praise the Mamluks for?
(a) Religious.
(b) Political.
(c) Economical.
(d) Geographical.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dunn say Muslim women lived at the time of this book?

2. How did Battuta feel about the people in Zeila?

3. Why did Battuta divorce his first wife?

4. How long did Battuta stay in Cairo?

5. What did Battuta love about traveling along the Nile?

(see the answer key)

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