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

2. According to the beggar in "The Beggar Who Fell in Love with Ayaz," what would make a beggar an equal to the court?
(a) Pride.
(b) Hope.
(c) Love.
(d) Fate.

3. What does the following mean? "But hide a hundred idols with your cloak; If you're a eunuch underneath, don't dress In clothes of high heroic manliness."
(a) Be true to yourself.
(b) If you are brave, dress brave.
(c) Pretending is okay with God.
(d) Hide who you really are.

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

5. What did a Sufi try to buy for nothing in Baghdad?
(a) Milk.
(b) Flour.
(c) Honey.
(d) Bread.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the "ancient crone" use to place a bid on Jacob?

3. What did the "sad, old woman" ask Mahna's shiekh to teach her how to do?

4. What did the zonnar represent?

5. In the story of the "Two Foxes," where did one fox say that he would meet up with the other after parting?

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