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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 is a Rihla?
(a) A poem.
(b) A prayer.
(c) A mantle.
(d) A record.

2. What bothered Battuta about the people in Mali?
(a) They allowed too many non-Muslim traditions.
(b) They did not value education.
(c) They didn’t say their prayers.
(d) They ate too much.

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

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

5. Why did ToghonTemur like to open relationships with the Muslims?
(a) To educate himself.
(b) To spread his empire.
(c) To hide his real ambitions.
(d) To increase trade routes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was something Tughluq punished people for severely?

2. Why did Battuta want to visit Mali?

3. What did Battuta lose when the ships sunk in Calicut?

4. What saved Battuta when the ships sunk in Calicut?

5. Who ruled China at the time of this book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Battuta to leave the Maldives?

2. What does Dunn say probably happened when Battuta returned home?

3. What does Battuta demand before taking a position in the Maldives?

4. Why didn’t Battuta go to Delhi when finished with his trip to China?

5. What was important about Adam’s Peak?

6. What surprised Battuta about the Mongol leader thrones?

7. What happened in Calicut?

8. Why did Battuta choose to visit Mali?

9. What information does Dunn give us about Tughluq’s empire?

10. Why was the Rihla made?

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