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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 29-75.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the hoopoe, with whom did the pigeon share a goal?
(a) The son of God.
(b) Lazarus.
(c) David.
(d) Jonah.

2. To whom did the hoopoe compare the nightingale?
(a) Terpsichore.
(b) Athaliah.
(c) The choir of Levites.
(d) David.

3. What leader claimed that he was the lord to his people and the people ignored his claims?
(a) King David.
(b) Alexander the Great.
(c) King Saul.
(d) King Solomon.

4. What did the hoopoe tell the hawk to do when he returned from flight?
(a) Remove the dirt from his feathers.
(b) Wipe off his back.
(c) Keep his head down.
(d) Clean himself and his nest.

5. What advice did the hoopoe give to the goldfinch about earthly claims?
(a) Turn your back on them.
(b) Remember that you will leave them in death.
(c) Shut your eyes to them.
(d) Never claim them as your own.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom did the hoopoe work as a secret message deliverer?

2. What is the real reason that the nightingale said he could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?

3. Why did the nightingale claim that he could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?

4. Who did the hoopoe say the francolin had to reject?

5. What did the duck claim to be as part of his excuse as to why he could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?

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