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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon meeting the angel, the hermit does what?
(a) Makes it his slave.
(b) Takes it as a pet.
(c) Sends it away.
(d) Ignores it.

2. In the story of Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy, why did the King of Himyar camp near Hatim's tomb?
(a) To see the angels appear there.
(b) To hear the wailing.
(c) To guard it.
(d) To watch Hatim rise.

3. Who are the ass, fine horse, and camel running away from to avoid being enslaved in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter?
(a) The Lion.
(b) The Monkey.
(c) The Son of Adam.
(d) The Lynx.

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

5. What does the Kazi do when faced with Ali and the Kurd?
(a) Asks them for their separate stories.
(b) Joins them for a feast.
(c) Confirms that they are brothers.
(d) Tells them to report to the king.

6. In the story of Ali The Persian, why did Caliph Harun al-Rashid ask his Wazir for a storyteller?
(a) He needed entertainment for a party.
(b) He couldn't sleep.
(c) He needed an idea for the next day.
(d) His wife enjoyed stories.

7. 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) Go to the king for blessings.
(c) Invoke a Jinni.
(d) Consult the Holy Book.

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

9. 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) Asked him if he could help them.
(c) Barked at him incessantly.
(d) Spoke to him.

10. What is sent to the hermit after the angel?
(a) A wife.
(b) A rich man.
(c) A priest.
(d) A servant.

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

12. Who does King Shahryar send to give gifts to his brother?
(a) The Jinni.
(b) The queen.
(c) A wealthy merchant farmer.
(d) The Wazir.

13. Where is the ruined man told to go in his dream?
(a) Burma.
(b) Baghdad.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Wali.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the consequence of the ruined man falling asleep where he does?

2. King Shaddad's son inscribed the king's tomb with what?

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

4. According to lore, what happened to Kind Shaddad?

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

(see the answer keys)

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