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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. In Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman, how many voyages does Sindbad The Seaman have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twelve.

2. Where does Abu waste half of his father's money in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) Persia.
(b) Baghdad.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Alexandria.

3. For how many years is Sindbad The Seaman gone traveling?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Twenty-seven.
(d) Twenty-nine.

4. 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 kills his wife.
(b) He praises Allah.
(c) He asks for a son.
(d) He lies prostrate to pray.

5. After traveling back home in disguise, what does Abu Hasan do for the rest of his days in the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind?
(a) Cries to an old woman.
(b) Lives in exile.
(c) Lives happily ever after.
(d) Lives the life of a monk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sandal in Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad?

2. What do Omar's two wicked sons do to Judar after their father dies in the story Judar And His Brethren?

3. How does Abu stay away from his old friends in The Sleeper And The Waker?

4. What color does the city that Abu Kir returns to dye all their clothes in Abu Kir The Dyer And Abu Sir The Barber?

5. What does the Maghribi wizard pose as in Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the constant questioning of Sindbad the Seaman's identity throughout Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Lands change the view of the nature of his character to listeners?

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

3. What character trait(s) of the men in the story Julnar The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia allow(s) them to be ensnared by Queen Lab?

4. 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?

5. What goal in Alaedddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp may Shahrazad been trying to achieve through this story to the king?

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

7. What is the relationship between the Allah and the Caliph in regards to which has the most power in Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad?

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

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 this tale of Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves, Shahrazad presents a servant girl as the hero. What may be the point of this story for Shahrazad in light of the king's attitude towards women?

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