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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 did Battuta cross the Pontic mountains?
(a) He rode a horse.
(b) He hired a litter.
(c) He walked.
(d) He rode a camel.

2. What danger did Battuta encounter when crossing the Pontic mountains?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Heavy snow.
(c) Falling rocks.
(d) Robbers and thieves.

3. What did an official at Constantine give Battuta?
(a) A certificate.
(b) A horse.
(c) A book.
(d) A mantle.

4. Where did Battuta wait to join a hajj?
(a) Damascus.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Bethlehem.
(d) Galilee.

5. What kind of town does Dunn call Tangier at this point in history?
(a) A port town.
(b) A metropolitan town.
(c) A rural town.
(d) A frontier town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Mamluks start out as before they came into power?

2. Why did Battuta divorce his first wife?

3. Why was Tangier not a center of learning?

4. What kind of men did Battuta travel with after leaving Algiers?

5. What kind of struggles in Tangier does Dunn say changed history?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bad thing did Battuta learn about his Arabic guide, and how did he respond to this?

2. Who were the Fityan, and how did Battuta feel about them?

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

4. What happened to Battuta at Bijaya?

5. What was a Qadi, and why is this important to this book?

6. What happened when Battuta visited a Sufi?

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

8. What made the pilgrimage so dangerous?

9. How did Battuta feel about his first sea voyage?

10. What was important about Medina?

(see the answer keys)

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