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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. To whom do angry customers complain when Abu Sir cheats them?
(a) Allah.
(b) The King.
(c) The Kazi.
(d) The Caliph.

2. In the story of The Ebony Horse, how many wise men arrived at King Sabur's palace?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

3. On Sindbad The Seaman's third voyage, what animal is on the island, devouring two other survivors in Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman?
(a) A giant serpent.
(b) A dragon.
(c) An ogre.
(d) A crow.

4. Who is Baba Mustafa in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A tailor.
(c) A shepherd.
(d) A merchant.

5. In the story Judar And His Brethren, what is the name of the lake where Judar goes fishing?
(a) Karun.
(b) Debal.
(c) Allaha.
(d) Kharakan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the thieves say to open the door of the cave in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?

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

3. What does the first animal that is caught tell Khalifah to do?

4. Where is Alaeddin sealed when he fails to give the lamp to the wizard?

5. What does the Indian man give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way could this be a sort of cautionary tale from Shahrazad to the king in The Lady And Her Five Suitors?

2. How is justice served through the story of Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?

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

4. Consider the saying "One cannot fully escape the past." How is this saying proven in Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah?

5. Consider the phrases, "All lies become revealed in time," and "time heals all wounds". How is this played out/proven in Abu Kir The Dyer And Abu Sir The Barber?

6. How is Abu Kir's life like his business in Abu Kir The Dyer And Abu Sir The Barber?

7. In the Conclusion, King Shahryar's legacy began bloody and ended in peace and prosperity thanks to the gifted storyteller, Shahrazad. Through her stories and her love she changes the heart of the king and her stories live on through the generations. What kind of a reminder can this conclusion offer to humanity on the whole?

8. In Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad, the reader witnesses the Caliph dispense mercy and cruelty with the whim of someone raised in a position of such absolute power that it distances him from the suffering of the common people, much like the fisherman Khalifah. How could this part of the story relate to Shahrazad's goal of changing the king's ways?

9. What does Shahrazad reinforce to her king through The Sleeper And The Waker?

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

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