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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. The hermit is tested by being sent an angel in the form of a what?
(a) Woman.
(b) Child.
(c) Bird.
(d) Fairy.

2. What do the sons of the Wazir of Cairo think they should do in order to have a son and a daughter so that the cousins will pledge to marry?
(a) Get married on the same day,
(b) Go to the king for blessings.
(c) Invoke a Jinni.
(d) Consult the Holy Book.

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

4. In the story of Ali The Persian, bread, a lemon, cheese, and olives are found where?
(a) Under a tree.
(b) In the bag.
(c) In the palace of the king.
(d) On the Caliph's doorstep.

5. What does the lion cub demand of the carpenter?
(a) To kill the duck.
(b) To build him a box.
(c) To build him a bridge.
(d) To take him along.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shams al-Din Mohammed's first daugher's name?

2. In the story of The Sweep and The Noble Lady, where does the sweep work?

3. What does the nomad say that the Emir is?

4. In the story of The Sweep and The Noble Lady, what do the pilgrims do with the praying man?

5. In the end of his story, Bukhayt became the property of ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the fundamental differences in value systems between the duck and the three other animals; peahen, peacock and antelope metioned in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter?

2. 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?

3. What could one say might be the moral of this story in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter?

4. In The Story of King Shahryar and His Brother, the tale within a tale about the fisherman and the Jinni demonstrates the power of what kind of belief system?

5. 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.

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

7. In Hatim Of the Tribe of Tayy, how does this story blur the lines between the living and the dead?

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

9. Describe the character of the man burdened with debts in The Man Who Stole The Dish of Gold Wherein The Dog Ate.

10. What qualities does the Caliph show through his actions towards the sisters and princes in the Porter and The Three Ladies of Baghdad?

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