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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 many valleys did the birds have to cross to find the Simorgh?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

2. What were the birds told, by the hoopoe, to expect to plunge themselves into upon entering the Valley of Love?
(a) A valley of winds.
(b) Caves of darkness.
(c) Rivers of ice.
(d) Seas of fire.

3. What name did the "ancient crone" give to Jacob when shouting to the seller about him?
(a) Sow's ear.
(b) Canaanite.
(c) Pearl.
(d) My love.

4. What was the fifth valley that the birds had to cross?
(a) Nothingness.
(b) Unity.
(c) Awe.
(d) Detachment.

5. What did the "fool of God" claim would happen to those whose souls did not have feathers?
(a) They would have to stay on earth and live in pain and fear.
(b) They would burn forever in a pit of fire.
(c) They would fail to move on, but they would be happy in their life on earth.
(d) They will be forever forgotten by others and die sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did God tell Gabriel to find the one who had cast away the Self and had a pure heart?

2. What happened to the beggar at the end of "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz"?

3. On what mountain peak did the Simorgh live?

4. What did Sheikh Ghouri tell Prince Sanjar that he must leave behind if he chose to be the men's enemy?

5. What did the poor man, who lived in a drainage ditch, borrow from his rich neighbor to ride to the mill?

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