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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. For how long was Abu Hasan a bodyguard for the foreign king in the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Six years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

2. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, Abu Hasan holds a great celebration in the City of ______ of Al-Yaman.
(a) Kaukaban.
(b) Al-Kaman.
(c) Aranka.
(d) Balakrishna.

3. In the story The City of Brass, what is the brass statue rider supposed to point to once awakened?
(a) The Island of Gold.
(b) The Star of Allah.
(c) The City of Brass.
(d) The Emerald Cave.

4. To where does Abu return after losing his money and friends in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) His father's house.
(b) A temple.
(c) A mosque.
(d) His mother's house.

5. In the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man, after hearing of his imminent death, what does the pious man do?
(a) He praises Allah.
(b) He asks for a son.
(c) He kills his wife.
(d) He lies prostrate to pray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the powerful wizard who came to Alaeddin when he was fifteen?

2. After he stops him, what does the man in rags tell the king in the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man?

3. When Fatimah strikes her husband, what does it do to his face?

4. Who does King Shahryar invite to his wedding of Shahrazad?

5. What does Kasim's wife ask Ali Baba to do after Kasim has been gone so long in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the ending of this story from The Ebony Horse a very direct and personally-related implication to the king from Shahrazad?

2. Why might it be in Shahrazad's interests to decide to tell this story to the king in The City of Brass?

3. In The Ebony Horse, the brother Kamar rescues his younger sister from marriage to an ugly old Persian bearing a gift. In the process of helping his sister, Kamar also finds love, so his kindness is rewarded. What is to be learned from this part of the story?

4. What moral does Shahrazad imply through her story in the story Julnar The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?

5. How does Abu-al Hasan make his way into the upper echelons of the Caliph's palace in The Sleeper And The Waker?

6. Explore the ironic moments of this story in The Lady And Her Five Suitors.

7. In Judar And His Brethren, how does Judar portray his greed?

8. What is the moral lesson about in The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man?

9. In The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man is described a wealthy man and a poor one. What are the fundamental differences in the reasons for why each man personally lived his life?

10. In the tale of Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah, Shahrazad demonstrates the difference between a good wife and a wicked one. How could this relate to Shahrazad's goals in the long run between herself and the king?

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