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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From where does the wizard come in Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Gomorra.

3. How does Abu stay away from his old friends in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) By moving his house to Cairo.
(b) By hiring spies to know where they are.
(c) By cursing his old friends.
(d) By inviting strangers to his home.

4. What does the Greek man give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?
(a) A copper bowl.
(b) A gold bowl.
(c) A brick bowl.
(d) A silver bowl.

5. In Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman, how many voyages does Sindbad The Seaman have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eight.
(d) Three.

6. Why does Ma'aruf have to go to the Kazi in Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah?
(a) He has stolen three golden apples.
(b) Fatimah is in jail.
(c) Fatimah has complained about him.
(d) The neighbors have lodged a complaint against Fatimah.

7. Alaeddin is such a lazy good for nothing that he refuses to learn his father's trade as a what?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Horse-shoer.
(c) Fisherman.
(d) Carpenter.

8. What does the lady with the five suitors originally request the carpenter to build?
(a) A five-tiered dresser with locking drawers.
(b) A special locking box with two doors.
(c) A four section closet with separate locking doors.
(d) A three-tiered dresser with locking doors.

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

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

11. What does the king do when confronted by the man in rags in the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man?
(a) He curses the man.
(b) He falls dead off his horse.
(c) He laughs and goes on his way.
(d) He orders the man killed.

12. Why does Fatimah plot to steal the magic ring?
(a) She wants to destroy it.
(b) She wants to sell it.
(c) She is jealous of Ma'aruf's concubines.
(d) She is afraid the jinni's power will be used against her.

13. Where does the king live topographically in the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?
(a) On a clifftop by the sea.
(b) In a fortress by the sea.
(c) On an island in the sea.
(d) In a castle by the sea.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story The City of Brass, how many people are in Emir Musa's traveling party to where the cucurbites are found?

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

3. What story does Abu tell his two "merchant" friends at his house in The Sleeper And The Waker?

4. Who does King Shah Zaman decide to marry after his brother suggests it?

5. Where is Alaeddin sealed when he fails to give the lamp to the wizard?

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