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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. Where does the Ensorcelled Prince's wicked wife build the tomb for the crippled slave?
(a) In the desert.
(b) Under a cupola.
(c) In a cave.
(d) On top of a mountain.

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

3. What does the king do when confronted by the man in rags in the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man?
(a) He laughs and goes on his way.
(b) He curses the man.
(c) He orders the man killed.
(d) He falls dead off his horse.

4. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, what is the great celebration Abu Hasan is throwing?
(a) Ramadan.
(b) A wedding.
(c) His son's birth.
(d) His son's birthday.

5. Where is the ruined man told to go in his dream?
(a) Wali.
(b) Baghdad.
(c) Burma.
(d) Cairo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Caliph Abd al-Malik bin Marwan live in the story The City of Brass?

2. In The Tale of Kamar al-Zaman, what do Maymunah and Dahnash bet over before going to Kamar?

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

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

5. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, Abu Hasan holds a great celebration in the City of ______ of Al-Yaman.

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