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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the story of The Lady And Her Five Suitors, the woman falls in love with the son of a ________.
(a) Merchant.
(b) Slave.
(c) King.
(d) Servant.

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

4. In the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man, after hearing of his imminent death, what does the pious man do?
(a) He kills his wife.
(b) He praises Allah.
(c) He lies prostrate to pray.
(d) He asks for a son.

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

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

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

8. What does the first animal that is caught tell Khalifah to do?
(a) Praise Allah more often.
(b) Cast his net again.
(c) Become a monk.
(d) Go to Cairo.

9. To whom do angry customers complain when Abu Sir cheats them?
(a) The King.
(b) The Caliph.
(c) The Kazi.
(d) Allah.

10. In Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman, the first Sindbad introduced stops to pray in front of what?
(a) A great mansion.
(b) A tall tree.
(c) A great temple.
(d) The king's palace.

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

12. What is Ali Baba doing when he comes across the forty thieves?
(a) Dreaming at home.
(b) Taking a bath in his home.
(c) Feeding his horses.
(d) Looking for firewood in the jungle.

13. What is the maiden's name in the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?
(a) Shanti.
(b) Jayalekshmi.
(c) Shriram.
(d) Julnar.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman, how many voyages does Sindbad The Seaman have?

3. To where does Abu return after losing his money and friends in The Sleeper And The Waker?

4. How many donkeys does Kasim take to the cave's door in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?

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

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