The Arabian Nights | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Background Chapter, The Story of King Shahryar And His Brother | Chapter 1, The Fisherman and the Jinni

1. Who does King Shahryar send to give gifts to his brother?

The Wazir.

2. What do the two kings, Sharyar and his brother, Shah Zaman, vow?

Never to trust women again.

3. What does Shahrazad do in order to stay alive?

Tell stories to the king.

4. In Chapter 1, 'The Fisherman and the Jinni', what does NOT turn up in the fisherman's first three casts?

A gold necklace.

5. What comes out of the black jar after the fisherman rubs it?

A Jinni.

6. Where does the Ensorcelled Prince's wicked wife build the tomb for the crippled slave?

Under a cupola.

Chapter 2, The Porter and The Three Ladies of Bagdad

1. Each Kalandar is...

Blind in the left eye.

2. According to the First Kalandar, when he returned...
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