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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. What was wrong with the Arabic guide hired by Battuta?
(a) He was rude.
(b) He was blind.
(c) He was lame.
(d) He was a thief.

2. What kinds of invaders were threatening India at the time of this book?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Mongols.
(d) Islamic.

3. What kind of men did Battuta travel with after leaving Algiers?
(a) Robbers.
(b) Priests.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Merchants.

4. What did Battuta prepare before meeting Tughluq?
(a) A song.
(b) A speech.
(c) A dressing gown.
(d) A gift.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was all around the city of Cairo?

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

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

5. What was Battuta’s first name?

(see the answer key)

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