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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 166-213.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The peasant in the desert compared a man who does not seek to ___________.
(a) A wall.
(b) A rock.
(c) A blinded owl.
(d) A deaf bat.

2. Why did the nightingale claim that he could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?
(a) Pride.
(b) Love.
(c) Hate.
(d) Fear.

3. What does Bismillah mean?
(a) Amen.
(b) Holy one.
(c) Hope.
(d) In the name of God.

4. What did the hoopoe say must be empty for the heart to purify itself in the Valley of the Quest?
(a) Selfs.
(b) Souls.
(c) Hands.
(d) Minds.

5. What did the miserly bird claim to love?
(a) Pride.
(b) Misery.
(c) Gold.
(d) Solitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the hoopoe have on his head?

2. What did the "ancient crone" use to place a bid on Jacob?

3. What happened when the Shiekh Sam'an drank wine?

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

5. What did Sheikh Ghouri tell Prince Sanjar that he must leave behind if he chose to be the men's enemy?

(see the answer key)

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