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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 does the Persian give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?
(a) A gold elephant.
(b) Three peacocks.
(c) A woman.
(d) A black horse.

2. How many sons does Shahrazad bear to King Shahryar over the 1001 nights of storytelling?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

4. In Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman, the first Sindbad introduced stops to pray in front of what?
(a) A great mansion.
(b) A tall tree.
(c) The king's palace.
(d) A great temple.

5. 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) She is waiting for her inheritance.
(c) Her son's birthday is approaching.
(d) Her husband is sick and dying.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does King Shahryar invite to his wedding of Shahrazad?

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

4. When Fatimah strikes her husband, what does it do to his face?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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