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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. What does the Kurd do when he sees Ali with what he is holding?
(a) Drops to his knees praying.
(b) Drops to his knees crying.
(c) Claims it is his.
(d) Claims that Ali is his brother.

2. In the story of the ruined man who became rich again through a dream, where does the wealthy man live?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Baghdad.
(d) Jerusalem.

3. _______ seize the sweep while he is working and bring him to the noble lady.
(a) Demons.
(b) Eunuchs.
(c) Angels.
(d) Jinnis.

4. In The Tale of the Three Apples, what did the woman's husband bring her when she was ill?
(a) A slave.
(b) Three apples.
(c) Five apples.
(d) Ten apples.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to lore, what happened to Kind Shaddad?

2. When Ajib sees his father the first time, he believes him to be a what?

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

4. Who sends the angel?

5. In The Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman, what does Kamar chase for ten days?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does Shahrazad teach the king through The Sweep and The Noble Lady?

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

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

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

8. In the opening chapter of The Story of King Shahryar And His Brother, Shahrazad is spared eligibility for beheading because she is one of the Wazir's daughters. Is her request to marry the king an act of fate/Allah's power, or rather an a human aspect of her personality?

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

10. 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?

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