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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29, Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does the Emir end up paying for the Badawi's cucumbers after all bargaining is completed?
(a) 240 dinars.
(b) 2180 dinars.
(c) 50 dinars.
(d) Nothing.

2. If the tale impresses the Caliph, what does he promise to do?
(a) Dismiss Ja'far.
(b) Find another wife for the husband.
(c) Banish the slave instead of killing him.
(d) Allow the slave his life.

3. Where does the hermit live?
(a) In a cave.
(b) On a mountain.
(c) In the backwaters.
(d) In the desert.

4. What does Shahrazad do in order to stay alive?
(a) Tell stories to the king.
(b) Escapes from the harem.
(c) Asks the Jinni to save her.
(d) Sings songs.

5. What does the lion cub demand of the carpenter?
(a) To build him a bridge.
(b) To build him a box.
(c) To take him along.
(d) To kill the duck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kasim's wife ask Ali Baba to do after Kasim has been gone so long in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?

2. What is Ali Baba doing when he comes across the forty thieves?

3. According to the First Kalandar, when he returned to his kingdom for the first time, he found what?

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

5. How much money does the Caliph offer to whomever can tell him who died first in Abu's story?

(see the answer key)

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