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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language did the Mamluks speak?
(a) Arabic.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) Egyptian.
(d) Turkish.

2. What did Battuta protect himself with during his journey to Qahat?
(a) A club.
(b) A spear.
(c) A harpoon.
(d) A dagger.

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

4. What was special about the Mosque of the Prophet?
(a) Moses slept there.
(b) God touched a stone there.
(c) Isaac was buried there.
(d) Mohammed once taught there.

5. Where did Battuta wait to join a hajj?
(a) Bethlehem.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Galilee.
(d) Jerusalem.

6. Why does Dunn doubt Battuta stayed in Mecca as long as he claimed?
(a) Another record states otherwise.
(b) His wife had more than one child there.
(c) The timing of other events doesn’t make sense.
(d) He didn’t accomplish enough.

7. Which ocean lies near Tangier?
(a) The Indian.
(b) The Atlantic.
(c) The Baltic.
(d) The Pacific.

8. What city along the Nile did Battuta spend time at before continuing on?
(a) Reijha.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) Tilya.
(d) Alexandria.

9. What did Battuta do at the Mount of Mercy?
(a) Wail.
(b) Pray.
(c) Offer a sacrifice.
(d) Break his fast.

10. What did Battuta love about traveling along the Nile?
(a) He could find everything he needed on shore.
(b) All the people were Muslim.
(c) It was very beautiful.
(d) The people were nice.

11. What is a Qadi?
(a) A healer.
(b) A storyteller.
(c) A mapmaker.
(d) A judge.

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

13. What danger did Battuta encounter when crossing the Pontic mountains?
(a) Heavy snow.
(b) Robbers and thieves.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Falling rocks.

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

15. Who did Battuta stay with in Aden?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A dignitary.
(d) A scholar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dunn call the time of these travels in history?

2. Where did Battuta meet Orkhan?

3. What did an official at Constantine give Battuta?

4. Who invited Battuta to a feast in Anatolia?

5. What color did all the pilgrims wear?

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