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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times did Khalifah cast his fishing net in Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Twelve.

2. What is the name of the powerful wizard who came to Alaeddin when he was fifteen?
(a) Ghalago.
(b) Alagha.
(c) Shezaradade.
(d) Darwaysh.

3. Who does King Shah Zaman decide to marry after his brother suggests it?
(a) Shahrazad's niece.
(b) Shahrazad's sister.
(c) A concubine who was listening to the stories nearby.
(d) Shahrazad's cousin.

4. What does the Indian man give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?
(a) A jeweled mirror.
(b) A gold statue of a man with a trumpet.
(c) A cask of frankincense.
(d) Gold bracelets.

5. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, Abu Hasan holds a great celebration in the City of ______ of Al-Yaman.
(a) Aranka.
(b) Balakrishna.
(c) Al-Kaman.
(d) Kaukaban.

6. In the story of The Lady And Her Five Suitors, to whom does the woman appeal when her lover is put in jail?
(a) The King.
(b) The Chief of Police.
(c) The Caliph.
(d) The Prince.

7. For how long was Abu Hasan a bodyguard for the foreign king in the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

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

9. In the story of The Lady And Her Five Suitors, what do the men do after being freed?
(a) Become close friends under Allah.
(b) Kill each other.
(c) Fight with each other and go home.
(d) Embarrassingly laugh at one another.

10. 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.

11. What is the relationship between the two main characters introduced at the beginning of the story in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are long lost friends.
(d) They are father and son.

12. What story does Abu tell his two "merchant" friends at his house in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) The Story of the Larrakin and the Cook.
(b) The Story of the Fisherman and his Wife.
(c) The Story of the Cook and the Rose.
(d) The Story of the Slave and the Rose.

13. How does Abu treat the strangers he entertains after the first visit in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) He pretends he is related to them.
(b) He slanders them.
(c) He invites them back only after one year.
(d) He ignores them.

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

15. What is Sandal in Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad?
(a) A eunuch.
(b) A Jinni.
(c) A witch.
(d) A spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ma'aruf have to go to the Kazi in Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah?

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

3. 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.

4. In the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia, what does the maiden deliver?

5. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, what country does Abu Hasan go to after the celebration?

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