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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. From where does the wizard come in Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?
2. How much money does the Caliph offer to whomever can tell him who died first in Abu's story?
3. Where does Abu waste half of his father's money in The Sleeper And The Waker?
4. To whom do angry customers complain when Abu Sir cheats them?
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 is the moral lesson about in The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man?
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 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?
4. What goal in Alaedddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp may Shahrazad been trying to achieve through this story to the king?
5. What does Shahrazad illustrate in telling this story to the king in The City of Brass?
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. Consider the saying, "The clothes maketh the man." How is this proven in Alaedddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?
8. What does Shahrazad reinforce to her king through The Sleeper And The Waker?
9. 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?
10. In Judar And His Brethren, how does Judar portray his greed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In The Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman, Kamar and Budur not only played great human/mortal part to make their life together possible, but a string of seemingly unforeseen events also play a part in their stories/lives, which gives the listener the feel that both human intention and fate play a part in people's lives. How do other characters in other tales continue to bring this concept home to the king of the interconnectedness between fate, human decisions, and devotion to Allah?
Please choose from these stories:
1. Hatim and The Tribe of Tayy
2. The Hermit
3. Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman
4. The Tale of the Birds and the Beasts and the Carpenter
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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