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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. King Shaddad's son inscribed the king's tomb with what?
(a) A song sung by the three angels.
(b) Their family name.
(c) A poetic warning against offending Allah.
(d) The symbols for greed.

2. Who is the first person that the animals in The Tale of The Birds And The Beasts And The Carpenter meet?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A holy man.
(c) A peasant.
(d) A widow.

3. In The Tale of Kamar al-Zaman, what do Maymunah and Dahnash bet over before going to Kamar?
(a) Who can find Kamar first?
(b) Who is going to marry Kamar?
(c) Who is the most beautiful- prince or princess?
(d) Who can find the golden necklace for the prince?

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

5. What comes out of the black jar after the fisherman rubs it?
(a) A Jinni.
(b) 20 dinars.
(c) Sand.
(d) A demon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the King of Himyar see in his dream?

2. In what location does The Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman begin?

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

4. Who sends the angel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of the man burdened with debts in The Man Who Stole The Dish of Gold Wherein The Dog Ate.

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. What is the purpose of Shahrazad deciding to tell this seemingly innocuous story to the king in Ali The Persian?

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

9. Of what symbolic use were the tokens (signet rings) to the two lovestruck characters in The Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman?

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

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