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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was Balkhi in prison?
(a) Murder.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Rape.
(d) Theft.

3. How old was Jaha's father when he first met her mother?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

4. How many days after Jahanara's beating by Khondamir does Ramadan start?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

5. What is the name of Jahanara's paternal grandmother?
(a) Durgavati.
(b) Razia Sultana.
(c) Jijabai.
(d) Nur Jahan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Isa when he came to Delhi?

2. What color are the words of a poem inscribed on the ceiling above the Peacock Throne?

3. How many wives did Emperor Jahangir have?

4. A merchant is sentenced to death for using false scales. How old is his son?

5. What did Shah Jahan do after his wife died?

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