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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Maghribi wizard pose as in Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?
(a) A long lost uncle.
(b) A Jinni.
(c) A long lost cousin.
(d) A slave.

2. What is the name of the tribe of blacks encountered towards the end of the story of The City of Brass?
(a) Hamm.
(b) Hagh.
(c) Sons of Abraham.
(d) Balakrishnan.

3. Why does Ma'aruf have to go to the Kazi in Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah?
(a) The neighbors have lodged a complaint against Fatimah.
(b) Fatimah is in jail.
(c) He has stolen three golden apples.
(d) Fatimah has complained about him.

4. What does the lady with the five suitors originally request the carpenter to build?
(a) A five-tiered dresser with locking drawers.
(b) A four section closet with separate locking doors.
(c) A special locking box with two doors.
(d) A three-tiered dresser with locking doors.

5. Which of their three sons do Omar, a Cairo merchant, and his wife love and trust most in the story Judar And His Brethren?
(a) Salam.
(b) Hussein.
(c) Salim.
(d) Judar.

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

7. Who is Baba Mustafa in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A shepherd.
(c) A tailor.
(d) A merchant.

8. How many Dirams does Sindbad The Seaman have left after squandering most of his money in Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman?
(a) Eighteen dinars.
(b) Twelve thousand rupees.
(c) Three thousand dirhams.
(d) Fifteen dinars.

9. What story does Abu tell his two "merchant" friends at his house in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) The Story of the Larrakin and the Cook.
(b) The Story of the Fisherman and his Wife.
(c) The Story of the Slave and the Rose.
(d) The Story of the Cook and the Rose.

10. What do Omar's two wicked sons do to Judar after their father dies in the story Judar And His Brethren?
(a) They tie him up in the house and starve him.
(b) They rob him of his money stashed in his room.
(c) They beat him for money.
(d) They sue him.

11. Who does King Shahryar invite to his wedding of Shahrazad?
(a) His concubines.
(b) His brother, King Shah Zaman of Samarcand.
(c) Other concubines who had escaped death.
(d) Only one son.

12. How long does Judar spend fishing in the story Judar And His Brethren?
(a) Three days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Six days.

13. What does the Greek man give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?
(a) A silver bowl.
(b) A copper bowl.
(c) A brick bowl.
(d) A gold bowl.

14. What is Sandal in Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad?
(a) A Jinni.
(b) A spirit.
(c) A eunuch.
(d) A witch.

15. Where does the king live topographically in the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?
(a) In a castle by the sea.
(b) On a clifftop by the sea.
(c) In a fortress by the sea.
(d) On an island in the sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Abu stay away from his old friends in The Sleeper And The Waker?

2. In the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man, a king full of ______ is stopped by a man in rags.

3. For how long was Abu Hasan a bodyguard for the foreign king in the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind?

4. How does Shahrazad plead for the king's mercy?

5. Towards the end, the lamp Jinni reveals that the necromancer is posing as what character in Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?

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