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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 is the name of the scholar's task that describes the process of determining the actions/sayings of the Prophet Mohammad to be genuine?
(a) Qua'am.
(b) Levetiz.
(c) Sam'an.
(d) Hadith.

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

3. In what color was the parrot clothed?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

4. Why is the Way lifeless-according to the hoopoe?
(a) To allow those on the journey to choose their own path.
(b) To make the journey as hard as possible.
(c) To insure that the birds create their own path.
(d) To glorify the king.

5. How did the king honor the fisherboy's friendship?
(a) He made him an advisor.
(b) He gave him the throne.
(c) He made him a knight.
(d) He bought him a home.

Short Answer Questions

1. The gravedigger said ________ watched him dig graves?

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

3. What kind of voice spoke to the "faithless Molsem" from heaven?

4. Where was the Shebli found when no one in Baghdad could guess where he was?

5. What quote, from the Koran, did the voice from heaven remind the "faithless Moslem" about?

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