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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 does Gulbadan say most people feel about the Emperor Alamgir?
(a) Hate him.
(b) Detest him.
(c) Despise him.
(d) Worship him.

2. What do Dara and Jahanara eat in the Abode of Love?
(a) Pomegranates.
(b) Melon.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Mangoes.

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

4. How much did Arjumand tell Jaha's father that a diamond cost?
(a) 10,000 rupess.
(b) 7,000 rupees.
(c) 5,000 rupess.
(d) 3,000 rupees.

5. What does Ladli compare Khondamir to?
(a) Toad.
(b) Caterpillar.
(c) Spider.
(d) Boar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aurangzeb eat as he awaits the execution of a merchant who falsified his scales?

2. How many years did Jaha's grandfather tell her father that he had to wait to marry Arjumand?

3. What does Jaha say she cherishes as much as the sights along the Yamuna River?

4. What is Jahanara drinking at the beginning of the Narration, in Chapter 2?

5. How long did Shah Jahan do nothing but grieve for his wife?

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