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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 what location does The Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman begin?
(a) The Canary Islands.
(b) The Caves of Mt. Shala.
(c) The coast of China.
(d) Baghdad.

2. How does the man who stole the gold bowl repay the formerly wealthy man?
(a) By blessing him.
(b) By giving him money.
(c) He is not able to.
(d) By bringing him a slave.

3. What do the sons of the Wazir of Cairo think they should do in order to have a son and a daughter so that the cousins will pledge to marry?
(a) Get married on the same day,
(b) Invoke a Jinni.
(c) Go to the king for blessings.
(d) Consult the Holy Book.

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

5. According to the First Kalandar, when he returned to his kingdom for the first time, he found what?
(a) His wife had run away with the Wazir.
(b) The palace had turned to stone.
(c) His palace to have been overtaken by his Wazir.
(d) His Wazir had fled the palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story of The Ebony Horse, how many wise men arrived at King Sabur's palace?

2. When the three slaves met by Ghanim Bin Ayyub enter the courtyard, what DON'T they have?

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

4. What does King Sabur release the Persian from in the story of The Ebony Horse?

5. What is sent to the hermit after the angel?

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