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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 213-229.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Sheikh Kherghan said that his misery and pain lie __________.
(a) In his soul.
(b) In his heart.
(c) In his stomach.
(d) In his body.

3. What did the king in "The King Who Ordered His Beloved to be Killed" throw in his loved one's hair?
(a) Blossoms.
(b) Spun gold thread.
(c) Jewels.
(d) Holy water.

4. Why did the lover want to kill his beloved?
(a) She had been banished by her tribe.
(b) She loved another man.
(c) She had been disowned by her family.
(d) She was very ill.

5. In the story of the "Two Foxes," where did one fox say that he would meet up with the other after parting?
(a) In hell.
(b) In heaven.
(c) At God's right hand.
(d) At the furrier's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many birds were greeted by the herald of the Simorgh?

2. What does Bismillah mean?

3. What price did Ibrahim Adham pay for poverty?

4. What name did the "ancient crone" give to Jacob when shouting to the seller about him?

5. For travelers, what disappeared in the Valley of Detachment?

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