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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall O' Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the three slaves met by Ghanim Bin Ayyub enter the courtyard, what DON'T they have?
(a) A jeweled mirror.
(b) A lantern.
(c) A basket full of mortar.
(d) A chest.

3. What do the two kings, Sharyar and his brother, Shah Zaman, vow?
(a) Never to trust women again.
(b) To find new wives.
(c) Not to ask the Jinni for favors.
(d) To tell the story of 'The Bull and the Ass' every day.

4. In The Tale of the Three Apples, what did the woman's husband bring her when she was ill?
(a) Ten apples.
(b) Three apples.
(c) Five apples.
(d) A slave.

5. In The Tale of the Portress in Chapter 3, what is the title of the third sister?
(a) The procuratrix.
(b) Dunyazad.
(c) The Portress.
(d) The Caliph.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, 'The Fisherman and the Jinni', what does NOT turn up in the fisherman's first three casts?

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

3. What comes out of the black jar after the fisherman rubs it?

4. The eldest of the Three Ladies of Baghdad speaks of two black dogs. Who are they?

5. Each Kalandar is...

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