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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Battuta do while waiting for a hajj?
(a) Pray.
(b) Study.
(c) Sculpt.
(d) Find a wife.
2. Where did Battuta meet people who were of his religion as he travelled?
(a) Mecca.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Maldives.
(d) All of the above.
3. How long did it take for Battuta to get to the Nile Delta?
(a) 6 Months.
(b) 8 Months.
(c) 7 Months.
(d) 9 Months.
4. Who told Battuta about his future?
(a) A mystic.
(b) A street dancer.
(c) A priest.
(d) A rabbi.
5. What is a Qadi?
(a) A judge.
(b) A healer.
(c) A mapmaker.
(d) A storyteller.
6. Where did Battuta go after leaving Algiers?
(a) Bilayan.
(b) Bijaya.
(c) Birana.
(d) Biltitian.
7. How did Battuta make his pilgrimage more dangerous than it had to be at the beginning?
(a) He didn’t shave his head.
(b) He didn’t go with a group.
(c) He brought a woman with him.
(d) He packed a lot of money.
8. How did Battuta feel about the people in Zeila?
(a) They were amazing.
(b) They were strange.
(c) They were dirty.
(d) They were easily impressed.
9. What was wrong with the Arabic guide hired by Battuta?
(a) He was rude.
(b) He was lame.
(c) He was a thief.
(d) He was blind.
10. What is a hajj?
(a) A fence.
(b) A group of travelers.
(c) A tree.
(d) A sacred script.
11. What was the profession of Battuta’s father?
(a) Missionary.
(b) Scholar.
(c) Writer.
(d) Salesman.
12. What kind of guide did Battuta need to find before seeking his fortune?
(a) A religious zealot.
(b) A law expert.
(c) A child rearing servant.
(d) A Persian speaker.
13. What was the Maristan?
(a) A grand ship.
(b) A mosque.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A trade center.
14. Why does Dunn doubt Battuta stayed in Mecca as long as he claimed?
(a) The timing of other events doesn’t make sense.
(b) Another record states otherwise.
(c) He didn’t accomplish enough.
(d) His wife had more than one child there.
15. What did Battuta protect himself with during his journey to Qahat?
(a) A club.
(b) A spear.
(c) A harpoon.
(d) A dagger.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the Mamluks start out as before they came into power?
2. How did Battuta cross the Pontic mountains?
3. How did Battuta feel about Alexandria Port?
4. What does Dunn say was one of the major centers of learning at this time for Muslims?
5. What kind of town does Dunn call Tangier at this point in history?
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