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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 166-213.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the king honor the fisherboy's friendship?
(a) He gave him the throne.
(b) He made him an advisor.
(c) He made him a knight.
(d) He bought him a home.

2. What object struck the naked madman on the head as he was looking for shelter from the cold?
(a) A frozen apple.
(b) A roof tile.
(c) A broken and frozen branch.
(d) A window shutter.

3. What kind of voice spoke to the "faithless Molsem" from heaven?
(a) A warning voice.
(b) A saddened voice.
(c) A promising voice.
(d) An accepting voice.

4. What did the "narrator" (the hoopoe) compare the beggar to in the story "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz"?
(a) An ant.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A polo-ball.
(d) A gnat.

5. Why was the slave who was given a splendid robe hung?
(a) He had no dignity.
(b) He burned the robe.
(c) He lost the robe.
(d) He sold the robe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the living people begin to do as death filled the roads during the Egyptian famine?

2. Why did the Indian King tell Mahmoud that he was crying?

3. Why did the lover lay in exhaustion and sleep in "The Lover Who Slept"?

4. While the hoopoe was telling the birds about the Way, he said he was blessed by_______________.

5. What kind of animal blood did Joseph's brothers stain his cloak with when they threw him in the well?

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