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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) Wipe off his back.
(b) Clean himself and his nest.
(c) Keep his head down.
(d) Remove the dirt from his feathers.

2. Whom did the heron say that he loved and, therefore, could not go on the journey to find the Simorgh?
(a) His homeland.
(b) His nest.
(c) The sea.
(d) His partner.

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

4. What did the turtle-dove wear around his neck?
(a) A circle of light.
(b) A mark of Cain.
(c) A ring of loyalty.
(d) All the colors of the rainbow.

5. Shiekh Sam'an's people left for __________.
(a) The mountains.
(b) Rau.
(c) The caves of David.
(d) Mecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the finch say that he would seek his loved one at?

2. What did the hoopoe say that the partridge's jewels really were?

3. According to the hoopoe, what does one need to destroy to be able to approach the light?

4. Who did the hoopoe say was "twinned in unison" with God?

5. According the the Shiekh Sam'an, what did the Self ignore?

(see the answer key)

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