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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. In the story of The Sweep and The Noble Lady, what do the pilgrims do with the praying man?
(a) Inquire for directions.
(b) Help him find a holy man.
(c) Seize him and take him to the Emir.
(d) Pray with him.

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

3. What does the Persian give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?
(a) A gold elephant.
(b) A woman.
(c) A black horse.
(d) Three peacocks.

4. What does Shahrazad do in order to stay alive?
(a) Sings songs.
(b) Asks the Jinni to save her.
(c) Tell stories to the king.
(d) Escapes from the harem.

5. What would Kafur do each year as a boy?
(a) Tell one lie.
(b) Visit his brother.
(c) Steal one cow.
(d) Pray to a Jinni.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Abdullah, Son of Abi Kalibah, set off to find?

3. What did Caliph bin Marwan hear about involving Lord Solomon in the story The City of Brass?

4. How many Dirams does Sindbad The Seaman have left after squandering most of his money in Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman?

5. _______ seize the sweep while he is working and bring him to the noble lady.

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