Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Listening to the Past: Duarte Barbosa on the Swahili City-States

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1. What imported good arrived in Sofala from northwest India?

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Correct: The answer is a. The merchants of Sofala paid for Indian cotton cloth with African gold.
Incorrect: The answer is a. The merchants of Sofala paid for Indian cotton cloth with African gold.
1. What imported good arrived in Sofala from northwest India?

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2. Which of these did the merchants of Sofala export to northwest India?

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Correct: The answer is c. The merchants of Sofala exported animal products to India, including ivory and ambergris.
Incorrect: The answer is c. The merchants of Sofala exported animal products to India, including ivory and ambergris.
2. Which of these did the merchants of Sofala export to northwest India?

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3. How did Barbosa describe the city of Kilwa?

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Correct: The answer is c. Barbosa found much to admire in Kilwa, including its well-built houses and well-arranged streets.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Barbosa found much to admire in Kilwa, including its well-built houses and well-arranged streets.
3. How did Barbosa describe the city of Kilwa?

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4. According to Barbosa, why did the Portuguese take Kilwa by force?

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Correct: The answer is a. Barbosa described the refusal of Kilwa’s king to obey the king of Portugal as an act of arrogance.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Barbosa described the refusal of Kilwa’s king to obey the king of Portugal as an act of arrogance.
4. According to Barbosa, why did the Portuguese take Kilwa by force?

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5. According to Barbosa, which of these cities had the best relationship with Portugal?

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Correct: The answer is a. According to Barbosa, the king and people of Malindi “ever were and are friends of the King of Portugal, and the Portuguese always find in them great comfort and friendship and perfect peace.”
Incorrect: The answer is a. According to Barbosa, the king and people of Malindi “ever were and are friends of the King of Portugal, and the Portuguese always find in them great comfort and friendship and perfect peace.”
5. According to Barbosa, which of these cities had the best relationship with Portugal?