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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Battuta want to visit Mali?
(a) He wanted to attend a University there.
(b) He had never been there.
(c) He had a son living there.
(d) He was sent there on business.

2. Where did Dunn think Battuta should have settled down?
(a) The Maldives.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Mecca.
(d) Fez.

3. Where was Tophon Temur from?
(a) Sri Lanka.
(b) Syria.
(c) China.
(d) India.

4. What position got Battuta a sizeable raise in Delhi?
(a) The Chief Vizier.
(b) The Chief Judge.
(c) The Mosque Director.
(d) The Official Scriptorian.

5. What happened just before Battuta met Mansa Sulayman?
(a) He was arrested.
(b) He recovered from an illness.
(c) He got married.
(d) He was promoted in leadership.

6. Where does Dunn say Battuta headed without knowing when he left China?
(a) Back to Mecca.
(b) Back to his home.
(c) Back to Damascus.
(d) Back to India.

7. How did the people raise their children at the time of this book?
(a) Strictly.
(b) Educationally.
(c) Leniently.
(d) Absently.

8. How did Battuta plan to leave Delhi without being charged?
(a) He planned to resign his position.
(b) He planned to go on a pilgrimage.
(c) He planned to visit his family.
(d) He planned to divorce his wife.

9. Where did Abu Inan live?
(a) Tangier.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Fez.
(d) Morocco.

10. What did Battuta lose when the ships sunk in Calicut?
(a) Some servants.
(b) All of the above.
(c) His friends.
(d) The royal gifts.

11. Why does Dunn say it was good Battuta didn’t go to Delhi?
(a) He would have been arrested.
(b) A war was starting.
(c) He would not have been given a job.
(d) The empire was crumbling.

12. Who showed Battuta around Constantinople?
(a) The Sultan of Delphi.
(b) Princess Bayalun.
(c) The Zhoau Emperor.
(d) A hired guide.

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

14. What did Battuta prepare before meeting Tughluq?
(a) A song.
(b) A speech.
(c) A dressing gown.
(d) A gift.

15. How does Dunn describe the Islamic divorce process?
(a) Not difficult at all.
(b) Frustrating.
(c) Logistical.
(d) Mysogynistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many ships were loaded in Cambay?

2. What did Battuta do when he got cold after leaving Constantinople?

3. What kinds of invaders were threatening India at the time of this book?

4. What bothered Battuta about the people in Mali?

5. How did Battuta get to al-Qiram?

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