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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Shah Jahan do after his wife died?
(a) Lock himself in a small room.
(b) Dress in rags.
(c) Pull out his hair.
(d) Sit in ashes.

2. What is in a cell with Jahanara when she regains consciousness after the battle with Aurangzeb?
(a) Panthers.
(b) Cheetahs.
(c) Jaguars.
(d) Lions.

3. What could the architect that was hired by Shah Jahan turn marble into?
(a) Elysium.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Paradise.
(d) Utopia.

4. How old is Dara's son when he is executed?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

5. What type of a tongue does Jahanara say she has?
(a) Barbed.
(b) Sly.
(c) Forked.
(d) Wily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jahanara drinking at the beginning of the Narration, in Chapter 2?

2. In what desert does Aurangzeb fight the Rajputs?

3. What type of a woman does Jahanara say she is?

4. Where does the jade come from to make some of the flowers that adorn the walls of a room in the Taj Mahal?

5. How long does it take Aurangzeb to capture Bijapur?

(see the answer key)

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