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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. How many birds gathered around the Hoopoe after he was chosen leader for the journey?
(a) One million.
(b) Ten thousand.
(c) Every bird on earth.
(d) One hundred thousand.

2. Where did Sheikh Ghouri take refuge at when he met a "group of crazy fools"?
(a) In an abandoned tent.
(b) At a market under a collection of tables.
(c) Under a bridge.
(d) In a cave.

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

4. What kind of voice spoke to the "faithless Molsem" from heaven?
(a) A warning voice.
(b) A promising voice.
(c) A saddened voice.
(d) An accepting voice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sheikh Kherghan said that his misery and pain lie __________.

2. What does Bismillah mean?

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

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

5. What did the hoopoe say that the partridge's jewels really were?

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