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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many men does Isa ask for to build the monument?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 10,000.

4. How much time does Shivaji persuade the Sultan to give Jahanara and her family?
(a) A week.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 10, in how many days does Aurangzeb plan to kill Dara?

2. What does Jahanara say was the second thing to happen after she saved Aurangzeb?

3. What does Nizam say Jahanara was called by the servants when she was a young girl?

4. How many years does it take to complete the Taj Mahal?

5. How many days does it take to load the barges with marble?

(see the answer key)

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