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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 the end of his story, Bukhayt became the property of ____________.
(a) The City of Cairo.
(b) The Royal Treasury.
(c) The High Council.
(d) The Palace of Baghdad.

2. King Shaddad is known to be very what?
(a) Rich and wealthy.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Overweight.
(d) Eccentric.

3. Each Kalandar is...
(a) Blind in the right eye.
(b) Blind in the left eye.
(c) Cursed.
(d) Crippled.

4. What was Ma'an doing when he became separated from the rest of his company?
(a) Escaping a lion.
(b) Hunting antelope.
(c) Hunting gazelles.
(d) Escaping a lynx.

5. What do the King of Himyar's servants do for him in the evening after his dream about Hatim?
(a) Go to the market to buy 3 apples.
(b) Sing music to attract the angels.
(c) Search for Hatim.
(d) Cook his camel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Tale of the Three Apples, what did the woman's husband bring her when she was ill?

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

3. What does the Emir do after meeting the nomad and returning home?

4. What did one of the dogs do to the man who stole the gold while they were being fed?

5. Upon meeting the angel, the hermit does what?

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. What message through the story is meant for the King from Shahrazad in The City of Many-Columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kalibah?

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

4. How do faith and destiny align in The Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman?

5. 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?

6. Through this story of Nur Al-Din Ali And His Son Al-Din Hasan, how does Shahrazad indirectly remind King Shahryar of the value of family?

7. 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?

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

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

10. How is the main character in the story of The Ruined Man Who Became Rich Again Through A Dream rewarded for his faith?

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