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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The City of Many-Columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kalibah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose pet does the baboon prince become?
(a) The sea captain.
(b) The eldest sister.
(c) The king.
(d) The two sisters.

2. 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 the most beautiful- prince or princess?
(c) Who can find the golden necklace for the prince?
(d) Who is going to marry Kamar?

3. What comes out of the black jar after the fisherman rubs it?
(a) 20 dinars.
(b) A Jinni.
(c) A demon.
(d) Sand.

4. 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 vowed to his mother he would not marry.
(c) He has read much about the wickedness of women.
(d) He was cursed as a child to die after marriage.

5. 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?
(a) The Son of Adam.
(b) The Lion.
(c) The Lynx.
(d) The Monkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person that the animals in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter meet?

2. What do the King of Himyar's servants do for him in the evening after his dream about Hatim?

3. Where does the hermit live?

4. For how long does Ghanim live in Baghdad?

5. After refusing marriage a second time, the king becomes enraged with Kamar and does what?

(see the answer key)

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