Chapter 240. Quiz for Document 9-3

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Chapter 9: The Islamic World 600‍–‍1400
Quiz for Document 9-3: A Spanish Jew Visits Baghdad

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Question 240.1

Correct. The answer is a. According to Benjamin, the caliph was kind to the Jewish people, employed many Jews in his court, and was well versed in Jewish law.
Incorrect. The answer is a. According to Benjamin, the caliph was kind to the Jewish people, employed many Jews in his court, and was well versed in Jewish law.
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Question 240.2

Correct. The answer is d. Benjamin compared the caliph’s rule and authority to that of the pope over the Christians.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Benjamin compared the caliph’s rule and authority to that of the pope over the Christians.
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Question 240.3

Correct. The answer is c. Daniel the son of Hisdai was of very high social status, having been given authority over all the Jewish people in the caliphate.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Daniel the son of Hisdai was of very high social status, having been given authority over all the Jewish people in the caliphate.
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Question 240.4

Correct. The answer is b. Benjamin described the synagogue as very ornate, with “columns of marble of various colors overlaid with silver and gold” and inscribed with “sentences of the Psalms in golden letters.”
Incorrect. The answer is b. Benjamin described the synagogue as very ornate, with “columns of marble of various colors overlaid with silver and gold” and inscribed with “sentences of the Psalms in golden letters.”
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