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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Malabar and the Maldives.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Princess Bayalun going to Constantinople?
(a) To be married.
(b) To have a baby.
(c) To fulfill a pilgrimage.
(d) To be healed.

2. Why was Tangier not a center of learning?
(a) It was reforming.
(b) It was isolated.
(c) It was small.
(d) It was too religious.

3. Which Century did this book take place?
(a) The 16th.
(b) The 15th.
(c) The 13th.
(d) The 14th.

4. Where did Battuta decide to seek his fortune?
(a) India.
(b) Morocco.
(c) China.
(d) Jerusalem.

5. What sunk the ships in Calicut?
(a) A storm.
(b) Robbers.
(c) An explosion.
(d) Too much cargo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impressed Battuta most about the feat he attended in Anatolia?

2. Who were the Marinids?

3. Why didn’t Battuta return to the Sultan after the ships sunk in Calicut?

4. What did Battuta demand when he took a position in the Maldives?

5. What position got Battuta a sizeable raise in Delhi?

(see the answer key)

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