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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. From where did the hoopoe quote the following: "You cannot gain salvation while the things you love remain."
(a) Moses' writings.
(b) The writings of the Simorah.
(c) Koran.
(d) Bible.

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

3. What does Bismillah mean?
(a) Holy one.
(b) In the name of God.
(c) Amen.
(d) Hope.

4. Whom did the heron say that he loved and, therefore, could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?
(a) His homeland.
(b) The sea.
(c) His partner.
(d) His nest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the story "A Sinner Enters Heaven, who is the only one that can show the end of Wisdom?

2. According the the Shiekh Sam'an, what did the Self ignore?

3. What was the asking price for Jacob?

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

5. What did the hoopoe have on his head?

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