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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. Who was Uzza?
(a) Another name for the Self.
(b) A goddess in pre-Islamic Arabia.
(c) A man struck down by God for sinning.
(d) An Islamic god of air.

2. Whom did the Shiekh Sam'an see at dawn when he smelled the "musk-diffusing breeze"?
(a) Pride.
(b) The Prophet.
(c) Hate.
(d) The Muse.

3. What did the hoopoe wear on his breast?
(a) The Spirit's Way.
(b) A cross.
(c) A nail.
(d) A crown of thorns.

4. What was the "musk-like mole" of the "beauteous youth" compared to in "The King Who Ordered His Beloved to be Killed"?
(a) "Love's hardened grasp".
(b) "Time's hidden soul".
(c) "Spring's reviving rose".
(d) "Faith's darkened past".

5. On what mountain peak did the Simorgh live?
(a) Bine.
(b) Kaf.
(c) Pike.
(d) Zaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the "fool of God" claim would happen to those whose souls did not have feathers?

2. What was the second test of the journey to find the Simorgh?

3. What did Nouri say would help travelers to cross the seven oceans?

4. What were the birds told, by the hoopoe, to expect to plunge themselves into upon entering the Valley of Love?

5. Why did the man from "A Lord Who Loved a Beer-Seller" act like a drunkard?

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