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

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

4. Why was Battuta so unimpressed with the governor of Mali?
(a) He knew little of the Muslim religion.
(b) He didn’t hold prayers.
(c) He didn’t speak Arabic.
(d) He didn’t give good enough gifts.

5. How did Battuta feel about Mansa Sulayman?
(a) He was disappointed.
(b) He was impressed.
(c) He was offended.
(d) He was intimidated.

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

7. Why was Princess Bayalun going to Constantinople?
(a) To be healed.
(b) To have a baby.
(c) To be married.
(d) To fulfill a pilgrimage.

8. How long was the Rihla popular?
(a) A century.
(b) A decade.
(c) It never stopped being popular.
(d) A short time.

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

10. What does Dunn say many scholars think of Battuta’s account of China?
(a) It is fabricated.
(b) It is incomplete.
(c) It is sad.
(d) It is coded.

11. Who was turned against Battuta in the Maldives?
(a) The Governor.
(b) The Sultan.
(c) The Vizier.
(d) The Princess.

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

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

14. Where was Battuta when he learned one of his sons died?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Mecca.
(d) Damascus.

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