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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a Qadi?
(a) A healer.
(b) A judge.
(c) A mapmaker.
(d) A storyteller.

2. What caused growth in Tangier at the time in this book?
(a) Famine.
(b) Religion.
(c) Wars.
(d) Trading.

3. What was important about Hebron?
(a) Muhammad taught there.
(b) Adam was born there.
(c) Abraham was buried there.
(d) The burning bush was there.

4. What was Battuta educated in?
(a) Geography.
(b) Law.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Biology.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Battuta sad when leaving on his pilgrimage?

2. How old was Battuta when he began his pilgrimage?

3. Which ocean lies near Tangier?

4. What language did the Mamluks speak?

5. How many certificates did Battuta say he received while waiting for a hajj?

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