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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. What did the pilgrims do at Dhi I-Haifa?
(a) Pray.
(b) Eat.
(c) Bathe.
(d) Begin the fast.

2. What does Dunn call the time of these travels in history?
(a) The Muslim Middle Ages.
(b) The Islamic Overtake.
(c) The Middle Eastern Industrial Period.
(d) The Religious Awakening.

3. Where did Battuta decide to seek his fortune?
(a) Morocco.
(b) China.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) India.

4. What was Battuta educated in?
(a) Biology.
(b) Geography.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Law.

5. What was the Maristan?
(a) A mosque.
(b) A grand ship.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A trade center.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Battuta feel about Alexandria Port?

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

3. What did an official at Constantine give Battuta?

4. What is a Qadi?

5. What country is now where Anatolia used to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was important about Medina?

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

3. What kind of education did Battuta have before beginning his journey?

4. What happened at the bath house in Cairo?

5. Who were the Mamluks?

6. What happened when Battuta visited a Sufi?

7. How did Battuta hope to seek his fortune?

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

9. What made the pilgrimage so dangerous?

10. How did Battuta’s first marriage happen?

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