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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. What did the King of Himyar see in his dream?
(a) Angels singing.
(b) Birds plucking at Hatim's eyes.
(c) Birds taking Hatim away.
(d) Hatim slaying his camel.

2. Who sends the angel?
(a) A jinni.
(b) Allah.
(c) A demon.
(d) An ocean spirit.

3. Who arrived before the King of Himyer the day following the king's dream?
(a) Hatim's two sons.
(b) Hatim's servant/messenger.
(c) Hatim.
(d) Hatim's only son.

4. When Ajib sees his father the first time, he believes him to be a what?
(a) Cook.
(b) A slave.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A demon.

5. What does Lady Zubaydah order her staff to do to look as though they are mourning Kut's death?
(a) Tear their clothes.
(b) Cry in the streets.
(c) Tear at their hair.
(d) Dress in black.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the King of Himyar awoke, what did he find?

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

3. 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?

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

5. The hermit is tested by being sent an angel in the form of a what?

(see the answer key)

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