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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 time of day is it in Part 3, Narration?
(a) Early evening.
(b) Mid-day.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Noon.

2. By Chapter 8, how many workers die building the mausoleum?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jahanara eat for breakfast the day she is wed?

2. How many men does Jahanara say Dara should take on his journey to negotiate a treaty?

3. What is the shape of the tomb chamber in the Taj Mahal?

4. How old is Jahanara, in Chapter 8, when she finds herself on a barge with Isa, Nizam, and a group of trusted craftsmen?

5. How many years before Jahanara's time did Muhammad receive the words of Allah?

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