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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrived before the King of Himyer the day following the king's dream?
(a) Hatim's servant/messenger.
(b) Hatim's only son.
(c) Hatim's two sons.
(d) Hatim.

2. Where does the ruined man who became rich again fall asleep after his travels?
(a) In a mosque.
(b) By a river.
(c) In his sister's house.
(d) In a temple.

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

4. When Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy died, where was he buried?
(a) On a mountain top.
(b) With his wife and children.
(c) Under an olive tree.
(d) In a cave.

5. How does the Chief of Police respond to the ruined man after he is told about the dream?
(a) He cries.
(b) He ignores him.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He doesn't understand.

6. Who is the first person that the animals in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter meet?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A peasant.
(c) A holy man.
(d) A widow.

7. What does the hermit eat/survive on?
(a) Bark and milk.
(b) Milk and wool from sheep.
(c) Hunting antelope and water.
(d) Plants and water.

8. What does the Kurd do when he sees Ali with what he is holding?
(a) Drops to his knees praying.
(b) Drops to his knees crying.
(c) Claims it is his.
(d) Claims that Ali is his brother.

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

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

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

12. After refusing marriage a second time, the king becomes enraged with Kamar and does what?
(a) Disowns him as his son.
(b) Imprisons him in a tower.
(c) Forbids him from marriage.
(d) Banishes him from the kingdom.

13. In The Tale of Kamar al-Zaman, what do Maymunah and Dahnash bet over before going to Kamar?
(a) Who is the most beautiful- prince or princess?
(b) Who is going to marry Kamar?
(c) Who can find Kamar first?
(d) Who can find the golden necklace for the prince?

14. In the story of The Sweep and The Noble Lady, where does the sweep work?
(a) In a slaughterhouse.
(b) At a tailor's.
(c) In a gold merchant's home.
(d) In a nobleman's home.

15. In the story of Ali The Persian, bread, a lemon, cheese, and olives are found where?
(a) On the Caliph's doorstep.
(b) In the palace of the king.
(c) In the bag.
(d) Under a tree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the duck, the lion cub received what it had asked for; but how did it die?

3. What is contained in the handkerchief that the noble lady gives the sweep?

4. Upon meeting the angel, the hermit does what?

5. What does the husband do when he finds an apple missing the first time?

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