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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. How long does it take Aurangzeb to capture Bijapur?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) A week.

2. In Chapter 12, where does Aurangzeb retreat in defeat?
(a) Bijapur.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Deccan.
(d) Persia.

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

4. In Chapter 10, what is embroidered on the robe Shah Jahan wears when he watches girls dancing in the harem?
(a) Elephants.
(b) Peacocks.
(c) Chinese Dragons.
(d) Cypress trees.

5. In the harem, what color do the ladies usually paint their nails?
(a) White.
(b) Scarlet.
(c) Pink.
(d) Lavender.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bulls were slaughtered to celebrate the dressing of some of the minarets with white marble?

2. What does Jahanara tell Ladli to report that Jahanara has stolen from Khondamir?

3. What color veil does Jahanara wear when she and Dara talk in the Abode of Love?

4. What color tunic does Aurangzeb wear when he goes with his siblings to play at the river?

5. What do the wooden execution blocks rest upon?

(see the answer key)

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