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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. Bukhayt was sold as a slave at the age of what?
(a) Four.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

2. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, what country does Abu Hasan go to after the celebration?
(a) India.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Persia.

3. Who translates the messages on the seven white marble tablets in the story The City of Brass?
(a) Santosh.
(b) Abd al-Samad.
(c) Abu Talib.
(d) Balita.

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

5. In Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman, what does the captain of Sindbad The Seaman's ship cry out about the island as people are disembarking?
(a) That they are all cursed.
(b) Nothing, because the power of speech is taken away from him.
(c) That the island is a fish.
(d) That he is not a captain at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the story of The Three Apples, what tale does Ja'afar refer to?

2. Where is the ruined man told to go in his dream?

3. What is the nomad riding on when he meets Ma'an?

4. When the King of Himyar awoke, what did he find?

5. What does the Kazi do when faced with Ali and the Kurd?

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