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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the one paradox that must be accepted?
(a) Life and death are inseparable.
(b) A fool is wiser than the greatest king.
(c) Love conquers all obstacles.
(d) It is necessary to attempt the seemingly impossible.

2. At the beginning of Part II, who or what else is missing?
(a) Other things from everyone.
(b) Orders from the Caliph.
(c) Instructions from the League Court.
(d) Food needed for the rest of the journey.

3. In Part I, what does the narrator say that several other authors claim?
(a) They are brothers of the League
(b) They are experts in archeology.
(c) They have traveled the world.
(d) They have give accurate descriptions of the East.

4. What is it that H.H. says a historian searches for in events?
(a) The relevance of the event.
(b) The importance of the matter.
(c) The center, the common standpoint.
(d) The truth.

5. How does H.H. describe certain articles in Part II?
(a) As meaningless ornaments of the world.
(b) As precious tokens of their journey.
(c) As seemingly indispensable things.
(d) As proofs that the League existed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator meet in Part I and love immediately?

2. What does everyone agree on about a particular document in Part II?

3. What does the Leader say about "grace" in Part I?

4. What does H.H. say his belief is susceptible to in Part II?

5. In Part II, what does H.H. say most historians want to do?

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