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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. After refusing marriage a second time, the king becomes enraged with Kamar and does what?
(a) Imprisons him in a tower.
(b) Banishes him from the kingdom.
(c) Forbids him from marriage.
(d) Disowns him as his son.

2. What is the nomad riding on when he meets Ma'an?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A camel.
(d) A horse.

3. How does the man who stole the gold bowl repay the formerly wealthy man?
(a) By giving him money.
(b) He is not able to.
(c) By blessing him.
(d) By bringing him a slave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person that the animals in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter meet?

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

3. What does the hermit eat/survive on?

4. The eldest of the Three Ladies of Baghdad speaks of two black dogs. Who are they?

5. What is sent to the hermit after the angel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In The Tale of Ma'an Son of Zaidah and The Badawi, how does the Emir reward loyalty?

4. What is one moral implied by Shahrazad in the Tale of Ghanim in Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall O'Love?

5. In the story of Nur Al-Din Ali And His Son Al-Din Hasan, how does Shahrazad continue to work towards her goal of convincing King Shahhryar to change his beliefs about women?

6. 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?

7. What does Shahrazad teach the king through her story In The Tale of Ma'an Son of Zaidah and The Badawi?

8. What kind of a character is the hermit in The Hermits?

9. 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.

10. 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)?

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