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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Hatim Of the Tribe of Tayy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bukhayt was sold as a slave at the age of what?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

2. According to the First Kalandar, when he returned to his kingdom for the first time, he found what?
(a) His palace to have been overtaken by his Wazir.
(b) The palace had turned to stone.
(c) His Wazir had fled the palace.
(d) His wife had run away with the Wazir.

3. Who is Gobbo?
(a) An evil demon.
(b) An ugly hunchback.
(c) An old eunich.
(d) An old slave.

4. What do the sons of the Wazir of Cairo think they should do in order to have a son and a daughter so that the cousins will pledge to marry?
(a) Get married on the same day,
(b) Go to the king for blessings.
(c) Invoke a Jinni.
(d) Consult the Holy Book.

5. The eldest of the Three Ladies of Baghdad speaks of two black dogs. Who are they?
(a) Cursed Jinnis.
(b) Gifts from the Third Kalandar.
(c) The pets of the First Kalandar.
(d) The Eldest Lady's sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Kafur do each year as a boy?

2. Where does the hermit live?

3. What is Shams al-Din Mohammed's first daugher's name?

4. In the story of Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy, why did the King of Himyar camp near Hatim's tomb?

5. In The Tale of the Portress in Chapter 3, what is the title of the third sister?

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