Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two, The Ways of the Oguz Turks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ibn list in his narrative?
(a) The amount of money needed for the food.
(b) How long each leg of the journey will take.
(c) The people he is supposed to meet.
(d) Items to be taken with him.

2. Who travels first on the boat when crossing the river?
(a) Women and children.
(b) The horses.
(c) Warriors.
(d) All the men.

3. With what does Chapter One begin?
(a) A statement of intention.
(b) A recounting of the introduction.
(c) An invocation to Allah.
(d) A lamentation for lives lost.

4. Why are Ibn and his party taken captive?
(a) They have not paid the wheel wright.
(b) They practice the wrong religion.
(c) They are thought to carry the plague.
(d) They are thought to be spies.

5. In what does Ibn record his journey?
(a) A book.
(b) An official court document.
(c) In the university scolls.
(d) In his diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the differences between Ibn's observations of the Vikings and the general European view of them at that time?

2. What does Ibn observe about the Vikings social customs?

3. Who sent Ibn on his journey?

4. From whom has a letter arrived where Ibn lives?

5. What part of the personal habits of the people from question #25 does Ibn write?

(see the answer key)

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