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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. Where did God tell Gabriel to find the one who had cast away the Self and had a pure heart?
(a) Rome.
(b) Italy.
(c) The mountains.
(d) In Eden.

2. Whom did the woodcutter say that God helps?
(a) All sinners.
(b) Only those whom have accepted him.
(c) Only those who do not sin.
(d) Only those whom have seen the light of God.

3. Who did Ahmad Hanbal consult when he felt that his mind was inadequate to answer a question?
(a) An owl.
(b) A beggar.
(c) His mystic.
(d) God.

4. For travelers, what disappeared in the Valley of Detachment?
(a) All faith and feeling.
(b) All desires and trust in God.
(c) All hope and dreams for the future.
(d) All claims and lust for meaning.

5. How did Majnoun disguise himself to approach the campground?
(a) As a mystic.
(b) As a beggar.
(c) In a peasant's robe.
(d) In a sheepskin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the man from "A Lord Who Loved a Beer-Seller" act like a drunkard?

2. What animal was the peasant leading when Sheikh Mahna came across him in the desert?

3. What happened when Truth's sunlight cleared the air in the Valley of Insight into Mystery?

4. What did everyone refuse to do to Ahmad Hanbal?

5. According to the hoopoe, what led those who started along the Way?

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