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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. Where does the ruined man who became rich again fall asleep after his travels?
(a) In a temple.
(b) In his sister's house.
(c) By a river.
(d) In a mosque.

2. What did the wealthy man feed to his dogs in gold bowls?
(a) Meat.
(b) Fish.
(c) Bread.
(d) Bones.

3. Because Ja'far cannot find the murderer of the woman, he and his family are what?
(a) Banished from the kingdom.
(b) Sentenced to be hanged.
(c) Cursed by a demon.
(d) Sentenced to 100 years in prison.

4. Where does the Ensorcelled Prince's wicked wife build the tomb for the crippled slave?
(a) In a cave.
(b) On top of a mountain.
(c) Under a cupola.
(d) In the desert.

5. When Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy died, where was he buried?
(a) In a cave.
(b) Under an olive tree.
(c) On a mountain top.
(d) With his wife and children.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Tale of Kamar al-Zaman, what do Maymunah and Dahnash bet over before going to Kamar?

2. What do the King of Himyar's servants do for him in the evening after his dream about Hatim?

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

4. Who does King Shahryar send to give gifts to his brother?

5. What does the Kurd do when he sees Ali with what he is holding?

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. What kind of moral is offered in the story in The Man Who Stole The Dish of Gold Wherein The Dog Ate?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

6. In the story of The Ruined Man Who Became Rich Again Through A Dream, Shahrazad reminds King Shahryar that a life lived in faith is rewarding. Why is this an important reminder from Shahrazad to the king?

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

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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