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

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

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

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

5. What did the hoopoe say was the lure of the falcon?
(a) The hoopoe.
(b) God.
(c) Love.
(d) Simorgh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the hoopoe tell the birds that the journey required?

2. To whom did the hoopoe compare the finch?

3. According to the hoopoe, with whom did the pigeon share a goal?

4. What did the turtle-dove wear around his neck?

5. What happened when the Shiekh Sam'an drank wine?

(see the answer key)

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