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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 120-166.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What advice did the hoopoe give to the goldfinch about earthly claims?
(a) Turn your back on them.
(b) Remember that you will leave them in death.
(c) Never claim them as your own.
(d) Shut your eyes to them.

3. Whose head did Abraham try to cut off?
(a) Goliath.
(b) Nimrod.
(c) David.
(d) Moses.

4. What did the "sad, old woman" ask Mahna's shiekh to teach her how to do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Write.
(c) Pray.
(d) Read.

5. Right before leaving on their journey, what did the birds do?
(a) Sang a song.
(b) Chose a leader.
(c) Prayed.
(d) Went to get provisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the hoopoe, how must man enter and leave the world?

2. Where does one have to enter to have a "wave of indecision flood" them?

3. What did the "cowardly bird" claim was a "useless sacrifice"?

4. To whom did the hoopoe compare the nightingale?

5. What did the hoopoe have on his head?

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