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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is contained in the handkerchief that the noble lady gives the sweep?
(a) Ten dinars.
(b) Thirty ducats.
(c) One miskal of silver.
(d) Fifty miskals of gold.

2. What do the King of Himyar's servants do for him in the evening after his dream about Hatim?
(a) Go to the market to buy 3 apples.
(b) Sing music to attract the angels.
(c) Search for Hatim.
(d) Cook his camel.

3. 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?
(a) Get married on the same day,
(b) Consult the Holy Book.
(c) Invoke a Jinni.
(d) Go to the king for blessings.

4. What does Kamar take from Budur while she is sleeping?
(a) Her palace necklace.
(b) Her favorite amulet.
(c) Her birth certificate.
(d) Her signet ring.

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

6. Who is Gobbo?
(a) An old slave.
(b) An old eunich.
(c) An ugly hunchback.
(d) An evil demon.

7. In the story of Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy, why did the King of Himyar camp near Hatim's tomb?
(a) To watch Hatim rise.
(b) To hear the wailing.
(c) To see the angels appear there.
(d) To guard it.

8. Who sends the angel?
(a) An ocean spirit.
(b) Allah.
(c) A demon.
(d) A jinni.

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

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

11. 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.

12. In The Tale of Kamar al-Zaman, what do Maymunah and Dahnash bet over before going to Kamar?
(a) Who can find the golden necklace for the prince?
(b) Who is going to marry Kamar?
(c) Who is the most beautiful- prince or princess?
(d) Who can find Kamar first?

13. What does the Kurd do when he sees Ali with what he is holding?
(a) Drops to his knees praying.
(b) Drops to his knees crying.
(c) Claims that Ali is his brother.
(d) Claims it is his.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is sent to the hermit after the angel?

2. In The Tale of the Three Apples, what did the woman's husband bring her when she was ill?

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

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

5. _______ seize the sweep while he is working and bring him to the noble lady.

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