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

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

3. How many donkeys does Kasim take to the cave's door in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Thirteen.

4. What story does Abu tell his two "merchant" friends at his house in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) The Story of the Cook and the Rose.
(b) The Story of the Fisherman and his Wife.
(c) The Story of the Slave and the Rose.
(d) The Story of the Larrakin and the Cook.

5. Who comes up on a mule to Judar with a strange request to throw him in the lake?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A hamm.
(c) A Jinn.
(d) A moor.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does Abu return after losing his money and friends in The Sleeper And The Waker?

2. For how long does Abu Kir sit around and loaf in Alexandria?

3. For how long was Abu Hasan a bodyguard for the foreign king in the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind?

4. In the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man, what does the king who was stopped by the man in rags do so that people could admire him?

5. Why does Princess Dunya ask the Sultan to wait for four months and ten days before she will accept him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explore the ironic moments of this story in The Lady And Her Five Suitors.

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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