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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many major cities were near Tangier at the time of this book?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. What was Battuta’s first name?
(a) Ibn.
(b) Sultana.
(c) Abdallah.
(d) Muhammed.

4. Where was Battuta’s mother buried?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Tangier.
(d) Algiers.

5. What kind of struggles in Tangier does Dunn say changed history?
(a) Power struggles.
(b) Religious struggles.
(c) Agricultural struggles.
(d) Trading struggles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Battuta so unimpressed with the governor of Mali?

2. What was the Maristan?

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

4. What religion did Battuta follow?

5. What was Battuta educated in?

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