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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. Why does Fatimah plot to steal the magic ring?
(a) She is jealous of Ma'aruf's concubines.
(b) She wants to destroy it.
(c) She is afraid the jinni's power will be used against her.
(d) She wants to sell it.

2. Why does Princess Dunya ask the Sultan to wait for four months and ten days before she will accept him?
(a) It is her period of widowhood.
(b) Her son's birthday is approaching.
(c) She is waiting for her inheritance.
(d) Her husband is sick and dying.

3. How long does Judar spend fishing in the story Judar And His Brethren?
(a) Five days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Six days.
(d) Three days.

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

5. Towards the end, the lamp Jinni reveals that the necromancer is posing as what character in Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?
(a) Ja'far.
(b) Fatimah.
(c) Marid.
(d) The Sultan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story of The Lady And Her Five Suitors, how many days do the locked-up men go without food or water?

2. Which of their three sons do Omar, a Cairo merchant, and his wife love and trust most in the story Judar And His Brethren?

3. What is the maiden's name in the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?

4. 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?

5. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, what country does Abu Hasan go to after the celebration?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lesson does Shahrazad teach the king through her story in Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Lands?

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

3. Consider the saying, "The clothes maketh the man." How is this proven in Alaedddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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