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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Battuta do when he got cold after leaving Constantinople?
(a) Drank spirits.
(b) Put on all his clothing.
(c) Made a fire.
(d) Returned to the city.

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

10. Where did Battuta meet the Moroccan Sultan?
(a) Tunis.
(b) Timin.
(c) Tardis.
(d) Tenes.

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

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

13. Where in China does Dunn say Battuta is not likely to have visited?
(a) Samutra.
(b) Hangzhao.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Shanghai.

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

15. How long had Battuta’s father been dead when he learned about it?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Tophon Temur from?

2. Where was Abu l-Hasan in power?

3. How did Battuta describe his journey to Mali?

4. Where did Battuta go after leaving Mali?

5. What was a junk?

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