Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Viewpoints 17.2: Ottoman Travelers in Muslim Lands

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1. What led Sultan Mahmud to consent to Sidi Ali Reis’s departure?

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Correct: The answer is b. Sidi Ali Reis’s dream about his own safe return home convinced the sultan to consent to his departure.
Incorrect: The answer is b. Sidi Ali Reis’s dream about his own safe return home convinced the sultan to consent to his departure.
1. What led Sultan Mahmud to consent to Sidi Ali Reis’s departure?

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2. What did Sidi Ali Reis give his men to help them cope with thirst during their journey?

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Correct: The answer is d. According to Sidi Ali Reis, ingesting opium produced a full recovery in his men from the effects of dehydration.
Incorrect: The answer is d. According to Sidi Ali Reis, ingesting opium produced a full recovery in his men from the effects of dehydration.
2. What did Sidi Ali Reis give his men to help them cope with thirst during their journey?

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3. What custom led Mustafa Ali to question the intelligence of the people of Cairo?

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Correct: The answer is b. According to Mustafa Ali, in most lands prostitutes rode donkeys. Thus, the custom of the people of Cairo seemed very strange to him.
Incorrect: The answer is b. According to Mustafa Ali, in most lands prostitutes rode donkeys. Thus, the custom of the people of Cairo seemed very strange to him.
3. What custom led Mustafa Ali to question the intelligence of the people of Cairo?

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4. Which of these did Evilya Celebi admire in Tabriz?

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Correct: The answer is c. Evilya Celebi believed that the city’s “painters, architects, goldsmiths, and tailors” were the best in the world.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Evilya Celebi believed that the city’s “painters, architects, goldsmiths, and tailors” were the best in the world.
4. Which of these did Evilya Celebi admire in Tabriz?

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5. Evilya Celebi’s account of Tabriz provides evidence concerning which of the following?

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Correct: The answer is c. The commemoration of the death of Hussein, described by Evilya Celebi, is a central event in the Shi’a religious calendar.
Incorrect: The answer is c. The commemoration of the death of Hussein, described by Evilya Celebi, is a central event in the Shi’a religious calendar.
5. Evilya Celebi’s account of Tabriz provides evidence concerning which of the following?