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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Lynx.
(b) The Son of Adam.
(c) The Monkey.
(d) The Lion.

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

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

4. What does the nomad say that the Emir is?
(a) Generous.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Cheap.

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

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

7. In Chapter 1, 'The Fisherman and the Jinni', what does NOT turn up in the fisherman's first three casts?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A pitcher of sand.
(c) Broken pottery.
(d) A gold necklace.

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

9. When the King of Himyar awoke, what did he find?
(a) Hatim being carried away by birds.
(b) Angels singing.
(c) His camel dying.
(d) Hatim standing over him.

10. In the end of his story, Bukhayt became the property of ____________.
(a) The Royal Treasury.
(b) The High Council.
(c) The City of Cairo.
(d) The Palace of Baghdad.

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

12. When the three slaves met by Ghanim Bin Ayyub enter the courtyard, what DON'T they have?
(a) A basket full of mortar.
(b) A jeweled mirror.
(c) A lantern.
(d) A chest.

13. What would Kafur do each year as a boy?
(a) Steal one cow.
(b) Tell one lie.
(c) Visit his brother.
(d) Pray to a Jinni.

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

15. What happens to the sweep after he tells his story to the Emir?
(a) He is killed by the Emir's wife.
(b) He is chosen to be an honored servant of the Wazir.
(c) He is excused from hanging.
(d) He is sent away by the queen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the Ensorcelled Prince's wicked wife build the tomb for the crippled slave?

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

4. In the story of Ali The Persian, bread, a lemon, cheese, and olives are found where?

5. Why does the poor man take the dog's bowl to the market?

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