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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When will the key be returned to Abu Kir in Abu Kir The Dyer And Abu Sir The Barber?
(a) After he begs forgiveness of the king.
(b) When he apologizes to all his customers.
(c) After the angry man's goods are returned to him.
(d) When he asks for the key.

2. How many daughters does King Sabur have in the story of The Ebony Horse?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

3. Who does King Shahryar invite to his wedding of Shahrazad?
(a) His concubines.
(b) His brother, King Shah Zaman of Samarcand.
(c) Only one son.
(d) Other concubines who had escaped death.

4. In the story The City of Brass, what is the brass statue rider supposed to point to once awakened?
(a) The City of Brass.
(b) The Star of Allah.
(c) The Island of Gold.
(d) The Emerald Cave.

5. Where did Caliph Abd al-Malik bin Marwan live in the story The City of Brass?
(a) Israel.
(b) Baghdad.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Cairo.

6. What does Kasim's wife ask Ali Baba to do after Kasim has been gone so long in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?
(a) Look for him.
(b) Help feed her family while Kasim is gone.
(c) Avenge his tomfoolery.
(d) Take her in.

7. What did Caliph bin Marwan hear about involving Lord Solomon in the story The City of Brass?
(a) That he was worshiping Jinns.
(b) That he was casting curses against Marwan with Jinns.
(c) That he was trapping Jinns in bottles.
(d) That he was letting Jinns die in bottles.

8. To where does Abu return after losing his money and friends in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) A temple.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) A mosque.
(d) His father's house.

9. In the story Judar And His Brethren, what is the name of the lake where Judar goes fishing?
(a) Kharakan.
(b) Allaha.
(c) Karun.
(d) Debal.

10. For how long does Abu Kir sit around and loaf in Alexandria?
(a) Twenty days.
(b) Eight days.
(c) Thirty days.
(d) Three days.

11. In the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man, a king full of ______ is stopped by a man in rags.
(a) Envy.
(b) Food.
(c) Pride.
(d) Embarrassment.

12. In the story Judar And His Brethren, after Omar dies, what do his two wicked sons do?
(a) They rob their mother and drive her out.
(b) Build their mother a house.
(c) Run away in fear.
(d) Fight until they decide to build two more houses.

13. What does the Maghribi wizard pose as in Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?
(a) A slave.
(b) A long lost cousin.
(c) A Jinni.
(d) A long lost uncle.

14. How do the two brothers serve as king?
(a) The alternate every year.
(b) They alternate every day.
(c) They alternate every week.
(d) They cover each other when one is travelling.

15. Who is Baba Mustafa in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A shepherd.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A tailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Greek man give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?

2. What is the name of the tribe of blacks encountered towards the end of the story of The City of Brass?

3. From where does the wizard come in Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?

4. For how many years is Sindbad The Seaman gone traveling?

5. When Fatimah strikes her husband, what does it do to his face?

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