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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What language did the Mamluks speak?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) Arabic.
(c) Turkish.
(d) Egyptian.

3. What did Battuta have in a bundle on his way to Qahat?
(a) Money.
(b) His writings.
(c) Spices.
(d) Clothing.

4. What kind of town does Dunn call Tangier at this point in history?
(a) A metropolitan town.
(b) A frontier town.
(c) A port town.
(d) A rural town.

5. How old was Battuta when he began his pilgrimage?
(a) 24.
(b) 22.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the main religion in India at the time of this book?

3. What made Battuta feel disloyal to Tughluq?

4. What was wrong with the Arabic guide hired by Battuta?

5. What was the Maristan?

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