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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Narration.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Shah Jahan do nothing but grieve for his wife?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

2. What do the wooden execution blocks rest upon?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Slab of granite.
(c) Basalt.
(d) A block of marble.

3. How many women live in the harem?
(a) 1,000's.
(b) 100's.
(c) About 600.
(d) About 800.

4. What color are the words of a poem inscribed on the ceiling above the Peacock Throne?
(a) Red paint.
(b) Blue paint.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

5. What is Jahanara drinking at the beginning of the Narration, in Chapter 2?
(a) Coffee
(b) Milk.
(c) Tea.
(d) Chai.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ceiling covered with in the Hall of Public Audience?

2. How old was Jaha's father when he first met her mother?

3. What is Ladli doing when Jahanara sees her for the first time after Jahanara's wedding?

4. What was Jaha's father's name before he became Emperor?

5. What does Ladli compare Khondamir to?

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