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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the poor man, who lived in a drainage ditch, borrow from his rich neighbor to ride to the mill?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A goat.
(c) A horse.
(d) A camel.

2. What happened when Truth's sunlight cleared the air in the Valley of Insight into Mystery?
(a) All travelers were blinded by the brightness.
(b) All animals helped travelers find their way through.
(c) All travelers saw that they were welcomed.
(d) All paths braided into one.

3. What name did the "ancient crone" give to Jacob when shouting to the seller about him?
(a) My love.
(b) Sow's ear.
(c) Canaanite.
(d) Pearl.

4. What was the metaphor based upon the following tenet: "When my exchequer has no love to give"?
(a) Blood-money.
(b) Hate.
(c) Sin.
(d) Life.

5. According to the hoopoe, what led those who started along the Way?
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hope.
(d) Morality.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did falcons fly when they were distressed, in the Valley of Love?

2. What way did pilgrims take when they entered the Valley of Insight into Mystery?

3. Sheikh Kherghan said that his misery and pain lie __________.

4. Why did the lover want to kill his beloved?

5. Who waited anxiously to see Joesph's face when he was up for sale as a slave?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the story "The Lover Who Wanted to Kill his Beloved," what must one do to be pious and reach the Lord?

2. How did the bird who claimed that he had bad luck substantiate his claim that he could not go on the quest with the hoopoe?

3. Describe the Valley of Detachment.

4. According to the hoopoe, why are loyalty and justice put beside "such majesty"?

5. What did Mahna's shiekh tell the old woman about how to pray?

6. Why did the hoopoe not have an exact length of the quest for the birds?

7. What did the hoopoe say in regard to the length of the quest to see the Simorgh?

8. What must one do to find God in the Valley of the Quest?

9. Describe the Valley of Bewilderment.

10. According to the hoopoe, who does the Way belong to?

(see the answer keys)

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