View a FREE sample

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 husband do when he finds an apple missing the first time?
(a) He kills his wife.
(b) He blames the slave.
(c) He drinks poison.
(d) He kills himself.

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

3. What does Abdullah, Son of Abi Kalibah, set off to find?
(a) His runaway servant.
(b) His lost she-camel.
(c) His lost horse.
(d) His stolen ring.

4. Because Ja'far cannot find the murderer of the woman, he and his family are what?
(a) Sentenced to be hanged.
(b) Cursed by a demon.
(c) Banished from the kingdom.
(d) Sentenced to 100 years in prison.

5. In the story of Ali The Persian, why did Caliph Harun al-Rashid ask his Wazir for a storyteller?
(a) He needed entertainment for a party.
(b) He couldn't sleep.
(c) He needed an idea for the next day.
(d) His wife enjoyed stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the man who stole the gold bowl repay the formerly wealthy man?

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

3. In The Tale of the Portress in Chapter 3, what is the title of the third sister?

4. Who sends the angel?

5. Why does the poor man take the dog's bowl to the market?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 271 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample