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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jahanara give the physician for staying the night with Dara when Dara becomes ill from poisoned meat?
(a) Gold coins.
(b) Silver coins.
(c) Silk and golden thread.
(d) Precious gems.

2. What type of fruit does Shah Jahan eat when he is berating Aurangzeb for stirring up trouble between Muslims and Hindus.
(a) Apple.
(b) Melon.
(c) Pomegranate.
(d) Grape.

3. What does Jahanara compare Isa to when she first meets him in her father's audience hall?
(a) Osprey.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Falcon.

4. What could the architect that Shah Jahan hired turn jade into?
(a) Realistic statues.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Silk.
(d) Flowers.

5. How old was Isa when he came to Delhi?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 12, where does Aurangzeb retreat in defeat?

4. What does Ustad mean?

5. What does Aurangzeb eat as he awaits the execution of a merchant who falsified his scales?

(see the answer key)

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