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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the King of Himyar see in his dream?
(a) Hatim slaying his camel.
(b) Birds plucking at Hatim's eyes.
(c) Birds taking Hatim away.
(d) Angels singing.

2. Each Kalandar is...
(a) Blind in the right eye.
(b) Cursed.
(c) Crippled.
(d) Blind in the left eye.

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

4. Kamar says that marriage would be the 'cup of death' because......?
(a) He was told by a demon that this is how he would die.
(b) He was cursed as a child to die after marriage.
(c) He vowed to his mother he would not marry.
(d) He has read much about the wickedness of women.

5. At the end of the story of The Three Apples, what tale does Ja'afar refer to?
(a) The tale of the 3 birds.
(b) The tale of the Jinni's wife.
(c) The tale of Kalyandi al-Din.
(d) The tale of Nur al-Din Ali.

6. When Ajib sees his father the first time, he believes him to be a what?
(a) A demon.
(b) A slave.
(c) Cook.
(d) A merchant.

7. What comes out of the black jar after the fisherman rubs it?
(a) Sand.
(b) A Jinni.
(c) 20 dinars.
(d) A demon.

8. Ali the Persian tells the first story of traveling to Baghdad bearing a what?
(a) Royal sword.
(b) Leather bag.
(c) Canteen of water.
(d) A message for the Wazir.

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

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

11. In The Tale of the Three Apples, what did the woman's husband bring her when she was ill?
(a) A slave.
(b) Three apples.
(c) Ten apples.
(d) Five apples.

12. 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.

13. Where does the Ensorcelled Prince's wicked wife build the tomb for the crippled slave?
(a) On top of a mountain.
(b) Under a cupola.
(c) In the desert.
(d) In a cave.

14. According to the duck, the lion cub received what it had asked for; but how did it die?
(a) The lynx attacked it.
(b) The carpenter burned it to death.
(c) The holy man stabbed it.
(d) It drowned.

15. What do the two kings, Sharyar and his brother, Shah Zaman, vow?
(a) Never to trust women again.
(b) To find new wives.
(c) Not to ask the Jinni for favors.
(d) To tell the story of 'The Bull and the Ass' every day.

Short Answer Questions

1. After refusing marriage a second time, the king becomes enraged with Kamar and does what?

2. What does the nomad say that the Emir is?

3. In the story of the ruined man who became rich again through a dream, where does the wealthy man live?

4. What does Shahrazad do in order to stay alive?

5. What is Shams al-Din Mohammed's first daugher's name?

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