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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 did Caliph Abd al-Malik bin Marwan live in the story The City of Brass?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Israel.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Baghdad.

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

3. How many Dirams does Sindbad The Seaman have left after squandering most of his money in Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman?
(a) Eighteen dinars.
(b) Three thousand dirhams.
(c) Twelve thousand rupees.
(d) Fifteen dinars.

4. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, what is the great celebration Abu Hasan is throwing?
(a) His son's birth.
(b) A wedding.
(c) His son's birthday.
(d) Ramadan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does the wizard come in Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?

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

3. What sweet does Fatimah demand her husband bring home one day?

4. How many donkeys does Kasim take to the cave's door in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?

5. In the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man, what privilege is given the pious man when his death his imminent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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