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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Muslim community in China like at the time of this book?
(a) Slowly growing.
(b) Dwindling.
(c) Thriving.
(d) Present, but small.

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

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

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

5. What was something Tughluq punished people for severely?
(a) Breaking religious rules.
(b) Disloyalty.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Theft.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the yurts on the wagons to New Saray made of?

3. What kind of men did Battuta travel with after leaving Algiers?

4. Where did Battuta meet people who were of his religion as he travelled?

5. What bothered Battuta in a bathhouse?

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