Chapter 7: Considering the Evidence Documents Quiz

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1. Which group in Indian society does the following passage from Xuanzang describe? "In coming and going these persons are bound to keep on the left side of the road till they arrive at their homes. Their homes are surrounded by low walls and form the suburbs."

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Correct. The answer is d. Untouchables were prohibited from living in cities.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Untouchables were prohibited from living in cities.

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2. What about Chinese customs does Marco Polo find distasteful?

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Correct. The answer is a. Marco Polo was particularly disturbed by the eating of dogs.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Marco Polo was particularly disturbed by the eating of dogs.

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3. What does Ibn Battuta find shocking about the women that he encounters in West Africa?

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Correct. The answer is b. Battuta was stuck by the custom of men and women having friends and companions of the opposite sex who are not members of their own families or households.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Battuta was stuck by the custom of men and women having friends and companions of the opposite sex who are not members of their own families or households.

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4. The following passage from A Biography of the Tripitaka Master (Document 7.1) describes what institution?

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Correct. The answer is c. The great Buddhist university of Nalanda in northern India was an important destination for Xuanzang.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The great Buddhist university of Nalanda in northern India was an important destination for Xuanzang.

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5. Which traveler in Considering the Evidence: Travelers' Tales and Observations wrote his account centuries before the others?

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Correct. The answer is d. Xuanzang travelled in the 600s, centuries before either Marco Polo or Ibn Battuta.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Xuanzang travelled in the 600s, centuries before either Marco Polo or Ibn Battuta.