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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. According to the "troubled fool," what entered Nimrod's brain?
(a) A demon.
(b) A gnat.
(c) An irrational thought.
(d) A worm.

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

3. Why did the "indecisive bird" claim that he could not go on the journey to the Way?
(a) He had obligations.
(b) He was "broken."
(c) He was a drunk.
(d) His family needed him.

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

5. How many starving brothers did Joesph have leave their home to come and stand in his presence and beg for help?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the fifth valley that the birds had to cross?

2. Sheikh Kherghan said that his misery and pain lie __________.

3. What did a Sufi try to buy for nothing in Baghdad?

4. What did the "good-hearted monarch" give to his favorite slave?

5. What did the miserly bird claim to love?

(see the answer key)

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