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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 is Khalifah's first catch in Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad?
2. How many times did Khalifah cast his fishing net in Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad?
3. What do Omar's two wicked sons do to Judar after their father dies in the story Judar And His Brethren?
4. When Fatimah strikes her husband, what does it do to his face?
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. 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?
2. 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?
3. What moral does Shahrazad imply through her story in the story Julnar The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?
4. In Judar And His Brethren, how does Judar portray his greed?
5. 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?
6. Why might it be in Shahrazad's interests to decide to tell this story to the king in The City of Brass?
7. How is the ending of this story from The Ebony Horse a very direct and personally-related implication to the king from Shahrazad?
8. 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?
9. How does Abu-al Hasan make his way into the upper echelons of the Caliph's palace in The Sleeper And The Waker?
10. What does Shahrazad illustrate in telling this story to the king in The City of Brass?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The seemingly random and somewhat humorous story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind seems to have no apparent places in this plethora of artfully told selection of moralistic tales. Explore the reasons why Shahrazad may have decided to tell this tale. Consider the following background concepts when outlining your essay:
Characters' intentions/reasonings.
Length of the book itself.
Length of the tale.
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
In this tale of Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp, Shahrazad creates a character of mythological proportions who achieves greatness despite social, financial, educational, and logical obstacles. Perhaps it is Shahrazad's goal to humanize the poor through one individual so that the king can appreciate that the poor are as human as he is. Please expand upon all aspects of Alaeddin's struggles in relation to the king's own. Compare and contrast their similarities and differences.
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