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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23, Julnar The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Tale of Kamar al-Zaman, what do Maymunah and Dahnash bet over before going to Kamar?
(a) Who can find Kamar first?
(b) Who is going to marry Kamar?
(c) Who can find the golden necklace for the prince?
(d) Who is the most beautiful- prince or princess?

2. In what location does The Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman begin?
(a) The Canary Islands.
(b) The Caves of Mt. Shala.
(c) The coast of China.
(d) Baghdad.

3. Kamar says that marriage would be the 'cup of death' because......?
(a) He was told by a demon that this is how he would die.
(b) He was cursed as a child to die after marriage.
(c) He has read much about the wickedness of women.
(d) He vowed to his mother he would not marry.

4. In The Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman, what does Kamar chase for ten days?
(a) A jinni.
(b) An antelope.
(c) A bird.
(d) An ifrita.

5. What does the ruined man find after digging in his backyard?
(a) A treasure.
(b) A lamp.
(c) A body.
(d) A bag of tools.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money is spent on the maiden by the king in the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?

2. In the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia, the king mourns that none of his 100 concubines has bore him what?

3. What does Salil offer the king for Juaharah in the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?

4. How does the Chief of Police respond to the ruined man after he is told about the dream?

5. In the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia, what does the maiden deliver?

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