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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Omar's two wicked sons do to Judar after their father dies in the story Judar And His Brethren?
2. In the story The City of Brass, what is the brass statue rider supposed to point to once awakened?
3. How many times did Khalifah cast his fishing net in Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad?
4. What does the Indian man give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?
5. In Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Landsman, how many voyages does Sindbad The Seaman have?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. What in How Abu Hasan Bake Wind does Shahrazad imply about shame?
4. What does Shahrazad reinforce to her king through The Sleeper And The Waker?
5. 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?
6. In what way could this be a sort of cautionary tale from Shahrazad to the king in The Lady And Her Five Suitors?
7. Explore the ironic moments of this story in The Lady And Her Five Suitors.
8. What is the moral lesson about in The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man?
9. Consider the saying, "The clothes maketh the man." How is this proven in Alaedddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?
10. How is justice served through the story of Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In The Tale of Ma'an Son of Zaidah and The Badawi, the Emir rewards loyalty not by buying it, but by rewarding it after it is shown without any provocation or wielding of power. When the farmer did not recognize him, yet still spoke well of him and his generosity, he paid the man for his goods beyond what had been previously discussed. While this moral can be lauded as a wonderful commentary on the fact that leaders do not need to use force or proof to create a popular legacy or reputation, how could this kind of slant on the way leaders can effect their people be seen as a negative or morally corrupt one in democratic society today?
Essay Topic 2
In Abu Kir The Dyer And Abu Sir The Barber, the character of goodness in Abu Sir saves him from the evil actions of his false friend Abu Kir. All lies clearly become revealed in time, and as the saying goes, time heals all wounds. Write an essay outlining and explaining the ways in which the lessons stated above are acted out and proven throughout Abu Kir The Dyer And Abu Sir The Barber.
Essay Topic 3
Ironically, The Arabian Nights first rose to prominence when it piqued the interest of Western readers, as they were considered to be too "low-lit" to be of interest to Arab literati. Choose three or more tales from the book, and giving examples, explain why the elements of those stories might have been seen as too rough, simple, or rude to the trained eye of upper/class Arab literary intelligentsia.
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