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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24, Khalifah The Fisherman of Bagdad.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Caliph bin Marwan hear about involving Lord Solomon in the story The City of Brass?
(a) That he was casting curses against Marwan with Jinns.
(b) That he was worshiping Jinns.
(c) That he was letting Jinns die in bottles.
(d) That he was trapping Jinns in bottles.

2. What did one of the dogs do to the man who stole the gold while they were being fed?
(a) Motioned for him to eat as well.
(b) Barked at him incessantly.
(c) Spoke to him.
(d) Asked him if he could help them.

3. Upon seeing his father a second time, Ajib believes his father to be a what?
(a) Cook.
(b) A peasant.
(c) A hunchback.
(d) A king.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Greek man give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?

2. Because Ja'far cannot find the murderer of the woman, he and his family are what?

3. For how long was Abu Hasan a bodyguard for the foreign king in the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind?

4. In The Tale of the Three Apples, who does the Caliph decree responsible for the woman's death?

5. After traveling back home in disguise, what does Abu Hasan do for the rest of his days in the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind?

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