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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. The wealthy man gives food to his dogs in gold bowls. How many dogs does he have?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

7. In The Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman, what does Kamar chase for ten days?
(a) A jinni.
(b) A bird.
(c) An ifrita.
(d) An antelope.

8. What do the peahen and antelope agree upon as their only protection?
(a) Joining the holy man.
(b) Traveling to another island.
(c) Praising Allah.
(d) Avoiding the lynx.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lion cub demand of the carpenter?

2. What does Kamar take from Budur while she is sleeping?

3. In the story of The Sweep and The Noble Lady, where does the sweep work?

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

5. 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?

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