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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. How long did Battuta stay in Tunis?
(a) 4 Months.
(b) 2 Months.
(c) 3 Months.
(d) 1 Month.

2. What does Dunn think Battuta spent his time doing in Mecca?
(a) Attending lectures.
(b) Healing.
(c) Raising his children.
(d) Writing.

3. How big does Dunn say the hajj can get?
(a) 20,000 people.
(b) 10,000 people.
(c) 40,000 people.
(d) 30,000 people.

4. What is involved in Sufism?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Science.
(c) History.
(d) Mysticism.

5. Who led Battuta to Qahat?
(a) A scholar.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A Qadi.
(d) A hajj leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of town does Dunn call Tangier at this point in history?

2. How did Battuta feel about his travel choice to Yemen?

3. How long was the journey from Damascus to Mecca?

4. Where is Zeila located?

5. What was all around the city of Cairo?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the hajj described in this book?

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

3. How did Battuta’s first marriage happen?

4. How did Battuta feel about Cairo, and why?

5. Where did Battuta usually stay while traveling, and why?

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

7. What made the pilgrimage so dangerous?

8. What happened when Battuta visited a Sufi?

9. How did Battuta hope to seek his fortune?

10. Who were the Mamluks?

(see the answer keys)

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