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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. What does Bismillah mean?
(a) Amen.
(b) In the name of God.
(c) Hope.
(d) Holy one.

2. According the the Shiekh Sam'an, what did the Self ignore?
(a) The color of Truth.
(b) The power of Pride.
(c) The secrets of the Way.
(d) The history of the Fear.

3. For whom did the hoopoe work as a secret message deliverer?
(a) God.
(b) David.
(c) King Solomon.
(d) Abraham.

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

5. According to the hoopoe, what does one need to destroy to be able to approach the light?
(a) Fear.
(b) Pride.
(c) Unworthiness.
(d) The Self.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Right before leaving on their journey, what did the birds do?

4. What advice did the hoopoe give to the goldfinch about earthly claims?

5. To whom did the hoopoe compare the nightingale?

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