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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dreamed that he was the guide to Bayazid and Tarmazi?

2. What happened to the beggar at the end of "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz"?

3. God breathed a pure soul into Adam's __________.

4. The stone man was known as ___________.

5. Why did the man from "A Lord Who Loved a Beer-Seller" act like a drunkard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the two things that the Sheikh of Turkestan loved?

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. What was the definition of justice that the hoopoe gave to the birds?

4. Describe the stone man.

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

6. Describe the Valley of Bewilderment.

7. Why did the bat wish to see the sun?

8. What did the "faithless Moslem" think about doing when the "faithful infidel" was bent in prayer?

9. According to the hoopoe, what happened when one entered the Valley of Insight into Mystery?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of Farid Ud-Din Attar. Address several of the following: Who was he? Why was he important? What were his typical writings about? What was the relevance of the book The Conference of the Birds? What did Attar prove in writing the text? What did the text cost him? Who was Attar influenced by? Why was Attar influenced by Sufism?

Essay Topic 2

The introduction of the book defines the use of metaphors as not typical of what an English reader would understand. Choose three examples of Attar's use of a metaphor and explain his use of the metaphor in the text.

Essay Topic 3

Attar's writing also used hyperbolic language. The problem with Attar's use of the hyperbole is that it is meant to be used to indicate depth. Find three examples of hyperboles from the text and discuss the meaning that Attar meant in regard to using it.

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