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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. King Shaddad's son inscribed the king's tomb with what?
(a) The symbols for greed.
(b) Their family name.
(c) A song sung by the three angels.
(d) A poetic warning against offending Allah.

2. Each Kalandar is...
(a) Blind in the right eye.
(b) Crippled.
(c) Blind in the left eye.
(d) Cursed.

3. What does the Emir do after meeting the nomad and returning home?
(a) Consults with his holy man.
(b) Sends his servants to serve a feast.
(c) Tells his servants to find the nomad.
(d) Changes into his fine garments.

4. At the end of the story of The Three Apples, what tale does Ja'afar refer to?
(a) The tale of Kalyandi al-Din.
(b) The tale of the Jinni's wife.
(c) The tale of the 3 birds.
(d) The tale of Nur al-Din Ali.

5. In Chapter 1, 'The Fisherman and the Jinni', what does NOT turn up in the fisherman's first three casts?
(a) Broken pottery.
(b) A pitcher of sand.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A gold necklace.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money does the Emir end up paying for the Badawi's cucumbers after all bargaining is completed?

3. Upon seeing his father a second time, Ajib believes his father to be a what?

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

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

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