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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of a tongue does Jahanara say she has?
(a) Sly.
(b) Wily.
(c) Forked.
(d) Barbed.

2. What do Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb, Dara, and Jahanara have to eat when they dine together in the harem, in Chapter 10?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Beef.
(c) Duck.
(d) Chicken.

3. How many women live in the harem?
(a) 1,000's.
(b) About 600.
(c) About 800.
(d) 100's.

4. On whom does Aurangzeb blame his retreat?
(a) Muslims.
(b) Jahanara.
(c) Dara.
(d) Hindus.

5. What is the predominant color in Agra?
(a) Black.
(b) Grey.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wives did Emperor Jahangir have?

2. What does Mumtaz Mahal mean?

3. Where does the jade come from to make some of the flowers that adorn the walls of a room in the Taj Mahal?

4. In Chapter 13, after giving her money to beggars, what does Jahanara wish to buy?

5. What type of a woman does Jahanara say she is?

(see the answer key)

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