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

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

3. Where does the hermit live?
(a) In the desert.
(b) In a cave.
(c) On a mountain.
(d) In the backwaters.

4. Upon seeing his father a second time, Ajib believes his father to be a what?
(a) A peasant.
(b) A hunchback.
(c) A king.
(d) Cook.

5. According to the First Kalandar, when he returned to his kingdom for the first time, he found what?
(a) His wife had run away with the Wazir.
(b) His Wazir had fled the palace.
(c) The palace had turned to stone.
(d) His palace to have been overtaken by his Wazir.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Ensorcelled Prince's wicked wife build the tomb for the crippled slave?

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

3. After Ma'an asks the nomad where he came from, what does the nomad speak of doing when he arrives at his destination?

4. What was Ma'an doing when he became separated from the rest of his company?

5. In the story of Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy, why did the King of Himyar camp near Hatim's tomb?

(see the answer key)

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