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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. Where does the king live topographically in the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?
(a) In a castle by the sea.
(b) On an island in the sea.
(c) In a fortress by the sea.
(d) On a clifftop by the sea.

2. How do the two brothers serve as king?
(a) They alternate every week.
(b) They alternate every day.
(c) The alternate every year.
(d) They cover each other when one is travelling.

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

4. What did Caliph bin Marwan hear about involving Lord Solomon in the story The City of Brass?
(a) That he was worshiping Jinns.
(b) That he was trapping Jinns in bottles.
(c) That he was letting Jinns die in bottles.
(d) That he was casting curses against Marwan with Jinns.

5. How does Shahrazad plead for the king's mercy?
(a) She makes herself look as beautiful as possible.
(b) She emphasizes her loyalty.
(c) She writes him a heartfelt letter.
(d) She asks him not to leave their children motherless.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money is spent on the maiden by the king in the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?

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

3. To whom do angry customers complain when Abu Sir cheats them?

4. In the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia, what does the maiden deliver?

5. Towards the end, the lamp Jinni reveals that the necromancer is posing as what character in Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Shahrazad illustrate in telling this story to the king in The City of Brass?

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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