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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sacrament were Mustafa and the other slaves given up upon their arrival in Seville?
(a) Confession.
(b) Baptism.
(c) Confirmation.
(d) Communion.

2. Mustafa story, The Moor's Account, begins with a sentence highlighting which year "in Hegira" (5)?
(a) 1476.
(b) 632.
(c) 934.
(d) 1066.

3. The kingdom called Apalache toward which the armada marched in Chapter 1: "The Story of La Florida" was supposed to be rich in what metal?
(a) Copper.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Platinum.

4. As the members of the expedition marched toward Aute, members of what tribe attacked them relentlessly?
(a) Apalache.
(b) Comanche.
(c) Snoqualmie.
(d) Aute.

5. What crime did the soldiers commit in the village of a dozen huts that caused Mustafa to feel guilty for having no power to stop the soldiers?
(a) Assault.
(b) Rape.
(c) Murder.
(d) Theft.

6. Señor Bernardo Rodriguez's wife had what first name?
(a) Caterina.
(b) Maria.
(c) Dorotea.
(d) Ramatullai.

7. Mustafa states that members of the expedition found how many Indians hiding nearby the village with a dozen huts?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

8. Which deity does Mustafa name in the Prologue of The Moor's Account?
(a) Allah.
(b) Gonesh.
(c) Christ.
(d) God.

9. Under what type of tree did the Castilians pile the 15 dead Indians who were killed at the battle of the Río Oscuro?
(a) Mango.
(b) Oak.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Olive.

10. How many Castilians were killed in the Battle of the Río Oscuro depicted in Chapter 3: "The Story of the Illusion"?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 24.

11. Mustafa recounts a time when Señor Bernardo Rodriguez pressed the heel of his boot against Mustafa's neck as punishment for what offense?
(a) Reading.
(b) Writing.
(c) Praying.
(d) Talking back.

12. With what ailment were the members of the expedition increasingly afflicted in Chapter 9: "The Story of Aute"?
(a) Fever.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Rickets.
(d) Scurvy.

13. Which part of his own body did Señor Dorantes use in order to handle Mustafa when he was considering whether to make a purchase?
(a) The back of his hand.
(b) His elbow.
(c) His thumb.
(d) His forefinger.

14. What object was the pebble touching when Mustafa found it in the village of a dozen huts?
(a) A cooking pot.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A fishing net.

15. Which member of the expedition wore a black eye patch?
(a) Señor Castillo.
(b) Señor Dorantes.
(c) Father Anselmo.
(d) Señor Narváez.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mustafa says in Chapter 8: "The Story of Seville" that he went into the church as "the servant of God looked at him unblinkingly, all the while wondering what the action meant and why he repeated it with each one of us. It was not until much later that I understood the significance of the sign on our bodies. I had entered the church as the servant of God Mustafa ibn Muhammad ibn Abdussalam al-Zamori" (109) but that he left it with what name?

2. About what element is Mustafa speaking when he tells the reader in Chapter 8: "The Story of Seville" that its links "are heavier than any metal known to man" (105)?

3. How many masters did Mustafa have before Señor Dorantes bought him from the slave traders?

4. Mustafa states that he is writing the account that makes up the pages of the book how long after the events transpired?

5. Once a particular character ordered that the Indians be locked in the storehouse, he called for what weapon to be brought to him?

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