View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Persian give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?
(a) A black horse.
(b) A woman.
(c) A gold elephant.
(d) Three peacocks.

2. Who comes up on a mule to Judar with a strange request to throw him in the lake?
(a) A moor.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A hamm.
(d) A Jinn.

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

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

5. In the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man, what privilege is given the pious man when his death his imminent?
(a) He is given a fortune of gold to spend before death.
(b) He is allowed many years to tell people.
(c) He is killed immediately rather than being made to suffer.
(d) He is allowed to have time before death.

6. In Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman, what does the captain of Sindbad The Seaman's ship cry out about the island as people are disembarking?
(a) That they are all cursed.
(b) That the island is a fish.
(c) That he is not a captain at all.
(d) Nothing, because the power of speech is taken away from him.

7. What embarrassing thing happens to Abu Hasan at the celebration in the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind?
(a) Abu Hasan breaks wind.
(b) The Prince breaks wind.
(c) The Princess breaks wind.
(d) The Queen breaks wind.

8. What sweet does Fatimah demand her husband bring home one day?
(a) Honey milk toast.
(b) Red snapper.
(c) Kunafa.
(d) Jelabi.

9. How much money is spent on the maiden by the king in the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?
(a) Eight thousand dinars.
(b) Ten thousand ducats.
(c) Five thousand ducats.
(d) Eight thousand ducats.

10. For how many years is Sindbad The Seaman gone traveling?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Twenty-seven.
(d) Thirteen.

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

12. What does Salil offer the king for Juaharah in the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?
(a) Twenty thousand ducats.
(b) A golden horse.
(c) A bag of diamonds.
(d) A bag of gems.

13. In the story of The Lady And Her Five Suitors, how many days do the locked-up men go without food or water?
(a) Two days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Five days.

14. What is Khalifah's first catch in Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad?
(a) A one-armed monkey.
(b) A blind lynx.
(c) A one-eyed, lame ape.
(d) A deaf bird.

15. Where does Abu waste half of his father's money in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Persia.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Baghdad.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Sindbad The Seaman's third voyage, what animal is on the island, devouring two other survivors in Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman?

2. What does the Indian man give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?

3. In the story of The Lady And Her Five Suitors, the woman falls in love with the son of a ________.

4. What does the Maghribi wizard pose as in Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?

5. After the two brothers' rule and they have died, there is a period of _______ until a wise ruler discovers the book in the treasury.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 641 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample