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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. What do Omar's two wicked sons do to Judar after their father dies in the story Judar And His Brethren?
(a) They rob him of his money stashed in his room.
(b) They tie him up in the house and starve him.
(c) They beat him for money.
(d) They sue him.

2. To where does Abu return after losing his money and friends in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) His father's house.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) A mosque.
(d) A temple.

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

4. For how long does Abu Kir sit around and loaf in Alexandria?
(a) Eight days.
(b) Twenty days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Thirty days.

5. What does the king do when confronted by the man in rags in the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man?
(a) He falls dead off his horse.
(b) He orders the man killed.
(c) He curses the man.
(d) He laughs and goes on his way.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many times did Khalifah cast his fishing net in Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad?

4. Where does the king live topographically in the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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