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

2. What kinds of robbers were often on the road to Constantine?
(a) Arab.
(b) African.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Asian.

3. What is involved in Sufism?
(a) Science.
(b) History.
(c) Mysticism.
(d) Psychology.

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

5. Where did Battuta meet his first wife?
(a) Tripoli.
(b) Tangier.
(c) Tunis.
(d) Temecula.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did the Mamluks speak?

2. What did Battuta do when something bothered him in a bathhouse?

3. What country was Battuta born in?

4. Why does Dunn doubt Battuta stayed in Mecca as long as he claimed?

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

(see the answer key)

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