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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, 'The Fisherman and the Jinni', what does NOT turn up in the fisherman's first three casts?
(a) Broken pottery.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A gold necklace.
(d) A pitcher of sand.

2. What does the husband do when he finds an apple missing the first time?
(a) He blames the slave.
(b) He drinks poison.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) He kills his wife.

3. Who arrived before the King of Himyer the day following the king's dream?
(a) Hatim's two sons.
(b) Hatim.
(c) Hatim's only son.
(d) Hatim's servant/messenger.

4. Who sends the angel?
(a) A demon.
(b) Allah.
(c) A jinni.
(d) An ocean spirit.

5. During a pilgrimage to Mecca in the story of The Sweep and The Noble Lady, pilgrims overhear a man praying for what?
(a) Riches.
(b) The love of another man's wife.
(c) The demonic curse to be lifted.
(d) One more year of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because Ja'far cannot find the murderer of the woman, he and his family are what?

2. How many sons does the Wazir of Cairo have?

3. In The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter, who are the first two characters that the duck meets?

4. How does the Chief of Police respond to the ruined man after he is told about the dream?

5. In the story of the ruined man who became rich again through a dream, where does the wealthy man live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Correlate the experience of visiting the Caliph for help/direction in the Porter and The Three Ladies of Baghdad to visiting another person of power for help in the present day.

2. How might Shahrazad's tale in The Tale of The Three Apples whittle away at the king's assumption that all women are faithless and untrustworthy?

3. What is the purpose of Shahrazad telling this story In Hatim Of the Tribe of Tayy to the King?

4. How in the Tale of Ghanim in Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall O'Love does Shahrazad strive to replace King Shahryar's distrust of women with doubt over his belief?

5. What is the purpose of Shahrazad deciding to tell this seemingly innocuous story to the king in Ali The Persian?

6. In The Sweep and The Noble Lady, how did the Emir's pardon of the sweep seem just, although it was not the ultimate punishment (death)?

7. What humorous fact is revealed in regards to the two men fighting for the bag in Ali The Persian?

8. What might Shahrazad be suggesting through her tale to the king in The Hermits?

9. How is Shahrazad able to hint at the king's faults through this story of The City of Many-Columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kalibah indirectly?

10. What does the circular nature and connectedness of the happenings in The Tale of The Three Apples imply?

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