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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 22-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the predominant color in Agra?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Grey.

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

3. What is Ladli doing when Jahanara sees her for the first time after Jahanara's wedding?
(a) Peeling carrots.
(b) Kneading bread.
(c) Peeling carrots.
(d) Stirring soup.

4. How did the Sultan of Bijapur die?
(a) Shot in the back.
(b) Cannon knocked off his head.
(c) Gutted with a sword.
(d) Fell off his horse.

5. Where does the jade come from to make some of the flowers that adorn the walls of a room in the Taj Mahal?
(a) China.
(b) Persia.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Burma.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the names of God described in the quote at the beginning of Part 4?

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

3. How much did Arjumand tell Jaha's father that a diamond cost?

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

5. How many more men does Aurangzeb have in his army than Dara has?

(see the answer key)

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