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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. Whom did the hoopoe say the peacock had to crush?
(a) The snake.
(b) The grape.
(c) The lizard.
(d) Pride.

2. God breathed a pure soul into Adam's __________.
(a) Clay.
(b) Debris.
(c) Earth.
(d) Dust.

3. What did desire destroy in the king who loved the "beauteous youth"?
(a) Fear.
(b) Honor.
(c) Patience.
(d) Lust.

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

5. After the miser's death, he appeared to his son as __________.
(a) A dog.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A mouse.

Short Answer 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?

2. According to the "troubled fool," what entered Nimrod's brain?

3. Although the herald remained unmoved by this fact, what made the birds "impetuous and unafraid"?

4. What price did Ibrahim Adham pay for poverty?

5. What was the color of mourning in ancient Persia?

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