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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who told Battuta about his future?
(a) A priest.
(b) A rabbi.
(c) A street dancer.
(d) A mystic.
2. What is a rihla?
(a) A painting.
(b) A prayer roll.
(c) A statue.
(d) A written history.
3. What does Dunn call the time of these travels in history?
(a) The Middle Eastern Industrial Period.
(b) The Muslim Middle Ages.
(c) The Islamic Overtake.
(d) The Religious Awakening.
4. Where is Zeila located?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Arabia.
(d) Africa.
5. What tribe was Battuta descended from?
(a) The Brastias.
(b) The Brahmas.
(c) The Berbers.
(d) The Brays.
6. What was the Maristan?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A grand ship.
(c) A trade center.
(d) A mosque.
7. What country is now where Anatolia used to be?
(a) Palestine.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Syria.
8. How did Battuta make his pilgrimage more dangerous than it had to be at the beginning?
(a) He packed a lot of money.
(b) He didn’t shave his head.
(c) He didn’t go with a group.
(d) He brought a woman with him.
9. What kinds of robbers were often on the road to Constantine?
(a) African.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Asian.
(d) Arab.
10. What is a hajj?
(a) A sacred script.
(b) A fence.
(c) A tree.
(d) A group of travelers.
11. What was Battuta’s first name?
(a) Abdallah.
(b) Muhammed.
(c) Sultana.
(d) Ibn.
12. Why does Dunn say he thinks Battuta was so eager to travel?
(a) To leave his parents.
(b) To seek his fortune.
(c) To find a wife.
(d) To further his education.
13. What other traveler is Battuta compared to?
(a) Marco Polo.
(b) Christopher Columbus.
(c) Rob Maher.
(d) King Ferdinand.
14. Why does Dunn doubt Battuta stayed in Mecca as long as he claimed?
(a) He didn’t accomplish enough.
(b) Another record states otherwise.
(c) The timing of other events doesn’t make sense.
(d) His wife had more than one child there.
15. What caused growth in Tangier at the time in this book?
(a) Wars.
(b) Famine.
(c) Trading.
(d) Religion.
Short Answer Questions
1. What made Battuta sad when leaving on his pilgrimage?
2. What did Battuta have in a bundle on his way to Qahat?
3. Why was Tangier not a center of learning?
4. Who were the Marinids?
5. How many major cities were near Tangier at the time of this book?
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