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

3. What sunk the ships in Calicut?
(a) Too much cargo.
(b) An explosion.
(c) A storm.
(d) Robbers.

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

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

6. Where did the Sultan of Delhi want Battuta to take lavish gifts to?
(a) China.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Japan.
(d) Indonesia.

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

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

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

10. What shocked Battuta most about the government in the Maldives?
(a) It was led by a woman.
(b) It was democratic.
(c) It had very few laws.
(d) It was not a theocracy.

11. Why didn’t Battuta return to the Sultan after the ships sunk in Calicut?
(a) He was embarrassed.
(b) His mission was not yet complete.
(c) He would have been prosecuted.
(d) He had no way to get home.

12. How did Battuta get to al-Qiram?
(a) He joined a hajj.
(b) He walked.
(c) He rode a camel.
(d) He went by sea.

13. Where did Battuta go after leaving Mali?
(a) Timbuktu.
(b) China.
(c) Yemen.
(d) Damascus.

14. What made Battuta feel disloyal to Tughluq?
(a) He took a higher pay than needed.
(b) He disagreed with a decision.
(c) He reprimanded the Sultan.
(d) He married the daughter of a rebel governor.

15. What shocked Battuta about the Mongol leaders?
(a) They were kind and generous.
(b) They allowed their women in the courtroom.
(c) They spoke Hindu.
(d) They knew much about the Muslims.