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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Abu Inan take his power from?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

2. Where did IbnJuzayy get most of his information?
(a) Notes from Battuta.
(b) His own experience.
(c) Talks with Battuta.
(d) Interviews with people.

3. Who did most of Battuta’s duties in Delhi?
(a) The Vizier.
(b) His interpreters.
(c) His sons.
(d) The Sultan.

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

5. What desert borders Mali?
(a) The Sahara Desert.
(b) The Tunisian Desert.
(c) The Salt Desert.
(d) The Mojave Desert.

6. What made Rihlas popular?
(a) Not many people travelled.
(b) It was a tradition of the time.
(c) Schools loved such records.
(d) The people were finally literary.

7. What was the main religion in India at the time of this book?
(a) Islam.
(b) Confucianism.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Hindu.

8. What river was near New Saray?
(a) The Viger River.
(b) The Vula River.
(c) The Volga River.
(d) The Vega River.

9. How many wagons did Battuta hire to get to New Saray?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

10. What country is where Mahtuli used to be?
(a) Romania.
(b) Yugoslavia.
(c) India.
(d) Bulgaria.

11. How did Battuta describe China?
(a) Crowded.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Strange.
(d) Distasteful.

12. Where does Dunn think the information about cultures came from?
(a) Other records.
(b) Battuta’s journal.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Memory.

13. Why did Battuta take a harder route to get to al-Qiram?
(a) To make another pilgrimage.
(b) To avoid danger.
(c) To visit family.
(d) To take a new path.

14. What saved Battuta when the ships sunk in Calicut?
(a) His servants.
(b) One of his wives.
(c) He was on land praying.
(d) He swam.

15. When was the Rihla rediscovered?
(a) The 17th Century.
(b) The 18th Century.
(c) The 19th Century.
(d) The 16th Century.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Muslim community in China like at the time of this book?

2. What kind of city was al-Qiram at the time of this book?

3. Who defends Battuta from his rihla?

4. What was Ibn Jazayy’s occupation?

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

(see the answer keys)

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