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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the wealthy man feed to his dogs in gold bowls?
(a) Meat.
(b) Bones.
(c) Bread.
(d) Fish.

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

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

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

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

7. After Ma'an asks the nomad where he came from, what does the nomad speak of doing when he arrives at his destination?
(a) Selling ginger root to the king.
(b) Selling gold to the Wazir.
(c) Selling his elephant to the king.
(d) Selling cucumbers to the Emir.

8. What is the nomad riding on when he meets Ma'an?
(a) A camel.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A horse.

9. The hermit is tested by being sent an angel in the form of a what?
(a) Woman.
(b) Fairy.
(c) Child.
(d) Bird.

10. 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) Five apples.
(d) Ten apples.

11. According to the First Kalandar, when he returned to his kingdom for the first time, he found what?
(a) His Wazir had fled the palace.
(b) His wife had run away with the Wazir.
(c) The palace had turned to stone.
(d) His palace to have been overtaken by his Wazir.

12. 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.

13. Bukhayt was sold as a slave at the age of what?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Thirteen.

14. Because Ja'far cannot find the murderer of the woman, he and his family are what?
(a) Sentenced to 100 years in prison.
(b) Banished from the kingdom.
(c) Cursed by a demon.
(d) Sentenced to be hanged.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Kazi do when faced with Ali and the Kurd?

3. How does the Caliph respond to the story of Ali The Persian?

4. What would Kafur do each year as a boy?

5. Where does the ruined man who became rich again fall asleep after his travels?

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