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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 do Ma'aruf and Fatimah live in Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Baghdad.
(d) Cairo.

2. What does the Maghribi wizard pose as in Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?
(a) A long lost uncle.
(b) A slave.
(c) A long lost cousin.
(d) A Jinni.

3. Why does Ma'aruf have to go to the Kazi in Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah?
(a) The neighbors have lodged a complaint against Fatimah.
(b) Fatimah is in jail.
(c) Fatimah has complained about him.
(d) He has stolen three golden apples.

4. What embarrassing thing happens to Abu Hasan at the celebration in the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind?
(a) The Princess breaks wind.
(b) The Queen breaks wind.
(c) The Prince breaks wind.
(d) Abu Hasan breaks wind.

5. What sweet does Fatimah demand her husband bring home one day?
(a) Red snapper.
(b) Jelabi.
(c) Honey milk toast.
(d) Kunafa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lady with the five suitors originally request the carpenter to build?

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

3. Who is Baba Mustafa in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?

4. What is the relationship between the two main characters introduced at the beginning of the story in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?

5. In the story of The Lady And Her Five Suitors, to whom does the woman appeal when her lover is put in jail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is ironic about the fact of Abu Hasan breaking wind in How Abu Hasan Bake Wind?

5. 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?

6. In what ways in Judar And His Brethren does Shahrazad personify evil throughout her story?

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

8. 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?

9. What in How Abu Hasan Bake Wind does Shahrazad imply about shame?

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

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