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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Hermits.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Invoke a Jinni.
(b) Consult the Holy Book.
(c) Get married on the same day,
(d) Go to the king for blessings.

2. Who is the first person that the animals in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter meet?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A widow.
(c) A holy man.
(d) A peasant.

3. For how long does Ghanim live in Baghdad?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

4. What does the hermit eat/survive on?
(a) Hunting antelope and water.
(b) Milk and wool from sheep.
(c) Plants and water.
(d) Bark and milk.

5. Of the men questioned by the Three Ladies of Baghdad, who was known to have loved sailing the seas?
(a) The Third Kalandar.
(b) The Prince.
(c) The Second Kalandar,
(d) The First Kalandar.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the tale impresses the Caliph, what does he promise to do?

2. According to the duck, the lion cub received what it had asked for; but how did it die?

3. Bukhayt was sold as a slave at the age of what?

4. Who are the ass, fine horse, and camel running away from to avoid being enslaved in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter?

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

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