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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter, who are the first two characters that the duck meets?
(a) The peahen and the cub.
(b) The lynx and the lion.
(c) The peacock and the monkey.
(d) The peacock and peahen.

3. For how long does Ghanim live in Baghdad?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three years.

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

5. What is the main struggle of the man who stole the gold dog bowl?
(a) Lying.
(b) Debt.
(c) Having no family.
(d) Being cursed by a priest.

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

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

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

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

10. Who is the first person that the animals in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter meet?
(a) A widow.
(b) A peasant.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A holy man.

11. In the story of The Sweep and The Noble Lady, what do the pilgrims do with the praying man?
(a) Inquire for directions.
(b) Pray with him.
(c) Seize him and take him to the Emir.
(d) Help him find a holy man.

12. What does Lady Zubaydah order her staff to do to look as though they are mourning Kut's death?
(a) Cry in the streets.
(b) Tear their clothes.
(c) Tear at their hair.
(d) Dress in black.

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

14. 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 cucumbers to the Emir.
(b) Selling gold to the Wazir.
(c) Selling ginger root to the king.
(d) Selling his elephant to the king.

15. How many sons does the Wazir of Cairo have?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the ruined man find after digging in his backyard?

2. The hermit is tested by being sent an angel in the form of a what?

3. What does Abdullah, Son of Abi Kalibah, set off to find?

4. Ali the Persian tells the first story of traveling to Baghdad bearing a what?

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

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