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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, The City of Brass.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Ali the Persian tells the first story of traveling to Baghdad bearing a what?
(a) Canteen of water.
(b) Royal sword.
(c) A message for the Wazir.
(d) Leather bag.

4. In the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man, what privilege is given the pious man when his death his imminent?
(a) He is given a fortune of gold to spend before death.
(b) He is allowed many years to tell people.
(c) He is killed immediately rather than being made to suffer.
(d) He is allowed to have time before death.

5. If the tale impresses the Caliph, what does he promise to do?
(a) Banish the slave instead of killing him.
(b) Allow the slave his life.
(c) Dismiss Ja'far.
(d) Find another wife for the husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman, how many voyages does Sindbad The Seaman have?

2. What does Lady Zubaydah order her staff to do to look as though they are mourning Kut's death?

3. What is the consequence of the ruined man falling asleep where he does?

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

5. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, what country does Abu Hasan go to after the celebration?

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