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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. What did Shiekh Noughani ask for from God after seven days had passed during his trip to Neishaspour?
(a) Water.
(b) Courage.
(c) Fish.
(d) Bread.

2. The gravedigger said ________ watched him dig graves?
(a) Pride.
(b) Fear.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Self.

3. What did the prisoners hang as decorations to welcome their king back to the capital?
(a) Deceased animals.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Orange blooms.
(d) Severed heads.

4. Why was the slave who was given a splendid robe hung?
(a) He burned the robe.
(b) He lost the robe.
(c) He had no dignity.
(d) He sold the robe.

5. What happened to the fisherboy's father?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) He was imprisoned.
(c) He left the family.
(d) He died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was wrong with the fruit that the "good-hearted monarch" gave to his favorite slave?

2. What was the metaphor based upon the following tenet: "When my exchequer has no love to give"?

3. Who was Uzza?

4. What advice did the hoopoe give to the goldfinch about earthly claims?

5. What object struck the naked madman on the head as he was looking for shelter from the cold?

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