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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29, Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ajib sees his father the first time, he believes him to be a what?
(a) Cook.
(b) A demon.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A slave.

2. What was Ma'an doing when he became separated from the rest of his company?
(a) Hunting antelope.
(b) Hunting gazelles.
(c) Escaping a lion.
(d) Escaping a lynx.

3. How much money does the Caliph offer to whomever can tell him who died first in Abu's story?
(a) Ten thousand ducats.
(b) A thousand dinars.
(c) Three thousand dinars.
(d) A thousand ducats.

4. Where did Caliph Abd al-Malik bin Marwan live in the story The City of Brass?
(a) Damascus.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Israel.
(d) Baghdad.

5. In the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man, what does the king who was stopped by the man in rags do so that people could admire him?
(a) Kept an entourage of 30 people at all times.
(b) Had trumpeters announce his arrival for every house he entered.
(c) Went out on his elephant in fancy clothing.
(d) Went out on his horse in fancy clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter, who are the first two characters that the duck meets?

2. In the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia, what does the maiden deliver?

3. When Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy died, where was he buried?

4. What is the main struggle of the man who stole the gold dog bowl?

5. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, what is the great celebration Abu Hasan is throwing?

(see the answer key)

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