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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 75-120.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom did the hoopoe work as a secret message deliverer?
(a) God.
(b) David.
(c) Abraham.
(d) King Solomon.

2. What did the hoopoe tell the hawk to do when he returned from flight?
(a) Wipe off his back.
(b) Clean himself and his nest.
(c) Remove the dirt from his feathers.
(d) Keep his head down.

3. To whom did the hoopoe compare the finch?
(a) Moses.
(b) God.
(c) King Solomon.
(d) Goliath.

4. After the miser's death, he appeared to his son as __________.
(a) A mouse.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A dog.
(d) A donkey.

5. Who did the hoopoe say was "twinned in unison" with God?
(a) Jesus.
(b) The Simorgh.
(c) The hoopoe.
(d) The hawk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the duck claim to be as part of his excuse as to why he could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?

2. What was the color of mourning in ancient Persia?

3. From where did the hoopoe quote the following: "You cannot gain salvation while the things you love remain."

4. Where does one have to enter to have a "wave of indecision flood" them?

5. What was the "fruit " of love's great tree?

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