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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. When the three slaves met by Ghanim Bin Ayyub enter the courtyard, what DON'T they have?
(a) A jeweled mirror.
(b) A basket full of mortar.
(c) A lantern.
(d) A chest.

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

3. In Chapter 1, 'The Fisherman and the Jinni', what does NOT turn up in the fisherman's first three casts?
(a) Broken pottery.
(b) A gold necklace.
(c) A pitcher of sand.
(d) A donkey.

4. What does Kamar take from Budur while she is sleeping?
(a) Her signet ring.
(b) Her palace necklace.
(c) Her favorite amulet.
(d) Her birth certificate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ seize the sweep while he is working and bring him to the noble lady.

2. In the story of Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy, why did the King of Himyar camp near Hatim's tomb?

3. If the tale impresses the Caliph, what does he promise to do?

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

5. What does Abdullah, Son of Abi Kalibah, find while in search?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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