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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does King Shahryar send to give gifts to his brother?
(a) The Wazir.
(b) The Jinni.
(c) The queen.
(d) A wealthy merchant farmer.

3. In the story of The Sweep and The Noble Lady, what do the pilgrims do with the praying man?
(a) Pray with him.
(b) Help him find a holy man.
(c) Inquire for directions.
(d) Seize him and take him to the Emir.

4. What do the two kings, Sharyar and his brother, Shah Zaman, vow?
(a) To tell the story of 'The Bull and the Ass' every day.
(b) Not to ask the Jinni for favors.
(c) To find new wives.
(d) Never to trust women again.

5. What is sent to the hermit after the angel?
(a) A wife.
(b) A priest.
(c) A rich man.
(d) A servant.

6. Who are the ass, fine horse, and camel running away from to avoid being enslaved in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter?
(a) The Monkey.
(b) The Lynx.
(c) The Lion.
(d) The Son of Adam.

7. In The Tale of the Three Apples, who does the Caliph decree responsible for the woman's death?
(a) The slave's wife.
(b) The husband of the woman.
(c) The Caliph's daughter.
(d) The lying slave.

8. How much money does the Emir end up paying for the Badawi's cucumbers after all bargaining is completed?
(a) 50 dinars.
(b) 2180 dinars.
(c) Nothing.
(d) 240 dinars.

9. Each Kalandar is...
(a) Cursed.
(b) Blind in the left eye.
(c) Crippled.
(d) Blind in the right eye.

10. What does the hermit eat/survive on?
(a) Bark and milk.
(b) Milk and wool from sheep.
(c) Plants and water.
(d) Hunting antelope and water.

11. To whom does Abdullah first report this newfound news?
(a) King Shaddad.
(b) His wife.
(c) The Caliph.
(d) The Wazir.

12. When Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy died, where was he buried?
(a) In a cave.
(b) Under an olive tree.
(c) With his wife and children.
(d) On a mountain top.

13. What does the husband do when he finds an apple missing the first time?
(a) He drinks poison.
(b) He blames the slave.
(c) He kills his wife.
(d) He kills himself.

14. After refusing marriage a second time, the king becomes enraged with Kamar and does what?
(a) Imprisons him in a tower.
(b) Banishes him from the kingdom.
(c) Forbids him from marriage.
(d) Disowns him as his son.

15. Who is the first person that the animals in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter meet?
(a) A holy man.
(b) A carpenter.
(c) A peasant.
(d) A widow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kamar says that marriage would be the 'cup of death' because......?

2. Ali the Persian tells the first story of traveling to Baghdad bearing a what?

3. During a pilgrimage to Mecca in the story of The Sweep and The Noble Lady, pilgrims overhear a man praying for what?

4. In The Tale of the Three Apples, what did the woman's husband bring her when she was ill?

5. What does the ruined man find after digging in his backyard?

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