1) Imam al-Mahdi chooses al-Mahdiyya with the thought that it would make him and his son _______. a) invulnerable b) happy c) easily found d) the king 2) Al-Mahdiyya was not built to be a naval city a) True b) False 3) The Fatimids appointed people to posts in the administration of the empire on the basis of ________ a) status b) merit c) prestige d) power e) money 4) Al-Muizziya came to known as ___________. a) Tunisia b) al-Mahdiyya c) Cairo d) None 5) The only entry point to al-Mahdiyya was secured by __________. a) A wall b) soldiers c) water d) A gate 6) Imam-caliph al-Mansur made al-Mansuriyya his capital, and he had 14,000 Kutama Berber families relocate there. a) False b) True c) Maybe 7) Cairo was initially called al-Mansuriyya and later changed to al-Qahira al-Mu‘izziyya. a) True b) False

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