THE IBN KHALDUN QUIZ

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1. Where was Ibn Khaldun born?


Egypt
Toledo
Tunisia

2. What for Khaldun was the role of religion in society?

Social control
Cohesion  
Conflict

3. Of what did Khaldun say: "He who has not seen it does not know the power of Islam."?

Ethiopia
Egypt
Tunisia

4. Which of the below was Khaldun's definition of government?

"an institution which coerces men"
"an institution which prevents injustice other than such as it commits itself"
"an institution representative of the elite of a society"

5. In what way did Khaldun pre-empt the work of Karl Marx?

He argued that class-struggle was the motor of history 
He argued a labour theory of value
He thought the economy was the infrastructure of society

6. What did Khaldun suggest to be the primary social division in society?

Proletariat and Capitalist
Town and Desert
Haves and have-nots

7. Asabiyya or asabiyah is said to be the key concept of Khaldun's work. What does it mean?

War
Solidarity
Conflict

8. What type of social group is said to possess the strongest sentiments of asabiyya (solidarity)?

Ruling elites
Tribes
The working classes

9. In his book 'Muqaddimah', Khaldun puts forward his philosophy of history. How is his understanding of history best expressed:


An evolution of the wise and just
The perpetual dominance of the cultured elite
A recurring rise and fall of distinct civilisations

10. Where did Khaldun live for most of his mature life?

Tunisia
Egypt 
Ethiopia