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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. What did the miserly bird claim to love?
(a) Misery.
(b) Pride.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Gold.

2. What happened when the Shiekh Sam'an drank wine?
(a) He lost his faith.
(b) He broke his tie to the Simorgh.
(c) He lost his true love.
(d) He forgot about his path.

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

4. What did the "ancient crone" use to place a bid on Jacob?
(a) One rooster.
(b) The deed to her land.
(c) Her gold and jewels.
(d) Twisted threads.

5. What way did pilgrims take when they entered the Valley of Insight into Mystery?
(a) The low path.
(b) The path less trodden.
(c) The high path.
(d) All different ways.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Indian King tell Mahmoud that he was crying?

2. 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?

3. What answer did the birds give to the herald of the Simorgh about their presence?

4. What "thing" contains an ultimate desire for fire?

5. The peasant in the desert compared a man who does not seek to ___________.

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