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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who went for help when danger was encountered while crossing the Pontic mountains?
(a) Battuta.
(b) The camel hand.
(c) A slave.
(d) Sufi.

2. How old was Battuta when he began his pilgrimage?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 22.
(d) 24.

3. What did Battuta do when something bothered him in a bathhouse?
(a) He challenged someone to a fight.
(b) He ran.
(c) He walked away.
(d) He reported the problem.

4. What religion did Battuta follow?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Protestantism.
(d) Islam.

5. Who told Battuta about his future?
(a) A mystic.
(b) A street dancer.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Battuta do while waiting for a hajj?

2. What bothered Battuta in a bathhouse?

3. What language did the Mamluks speak?

4. How did Battuta make his pilgrimage more dangerous than it had to be at the beginning?

5. How many times did Battuta circle in the Ka’ba?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Battuta while traveling across the Pontic Mountains?

2. How did the spread of Islam affect Battuta in his travels?

3. What happened to Battuta at Bijaya?

4. What were some of the parts of the Ka’ba ritual?

5. What did the pilgrims do at Dhul’Hulaifa?

6. What made the pilgrimage so dangerous?

7. How did Battuta’s first marriage happen?

8. What are some of the important facts Dunn shares about Tangier?

9. What happened when Battuta visited a Sufi?

10. How did Battuta spend his time in Damascus?

(see the answer keys)

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