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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Ali The Persian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman, what does Kamar chase for ten days?
(a) An antelope.
(b) A bird.
(c) An ifrita.
(d) A jinni.

2. Kamar says that marriage would be the 'cup of death' because......?
(a) He vowed to his mother he would not marry.
(b) He was cursed as a child to die after marriage.
(c) He was told by a demon that this is how he would die.
(d) He has read much about the wickedness of women.

3. What is the nomad riding on when he meets Ma'an?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A camel.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A horse.

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

5. In the story of Ali The Persian, bread, a lemon, cheese, and olives are found where?
(a) In the bag.
(b) On the Caliph's doorstep.
(c) In the palace of the king.
(d) Under a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ali the Persian tells the first story of traveling to Baghdad bearing a what?

2. In the story of Ali The Persian, why did Caliph Harun al-Rashid ask his Wazir for a storyteller?

3. Who arrived before the King of Himyer the day following the king's dream?

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

5. What does the lion cub demand of the carpenter?

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