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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, First Contact with the Northmen.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the merchants have primarily in their houses?
(a) Religious artifacts.
(b) Cloth and spices.
(c) Beautiful girls.
(d) Weapons.

3. Why does Ibn's party stop after they leave the Oguz?
(a) A horse has gone lame.
(b) They are refused passage by a man.
(c) One of their wagons has broken.
(d) Ibn is sick.

4. From whom has a letter arrived where Ibn lives?
(a) Habinar.
(b) Fulati.
(c) Yiltawar.
(d) Niltwin.

5. What type of houses do merchants of the Northmen use?
(a) Houses with stone exteriors.
(b) Tents.
(c) They build their merchant house in the trees.
(d) Large wooden houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what river do several men and horses perish?

2. What are the funeral practices for a man of repute in the Oguz?

3. With what does Chapter One begin?

4. What type of tales does Ibn avoid?

5. Why is there problems with the Northmen's leader?

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