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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conference of the Birds, pgs. 75-120.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the hoopoe say the quest was for?
(a) Truth.
(b) Hope.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.

2. How did the king honor the fisherboy's friendship?
(a) He bought him a home.
(b) He made him an advisor.
(c) He gave him the throne.
(d) He made him a knight.

3. What did the hoopoe tell the birds that the journey required?
(a) A lion's heart.
(b) A follower's heart.
(c) A fool's heart.
(d) A beggar's heart.

4. What did the "cowardly bird" say would happen the first time the birds stopped for a rest during the journey?
(a) He would give up.
(b) He would never stop.
(c) He would turn around.
(d) He would drop dead.

5. What does the following mean? "But hide a hundred idols with your cloak; If you're a eunuch underneath, don't dress In clothes of high heroic manliness."
(a) Hide who you really are.
(b) Pretending is okay with God.
(c) If you are brave, dress brave.
(d) Be true to yourself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Malek Dinar claim that he had done after getting bread from God?

2. Whose head did Abraham try to cut off?

3. What did Shiekh Noughani ask for from God after seven days had passed during his trip to Neishaspour?

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

5. What did a Sufi try to buy for nothing in Baghdad?

(see the answer key)

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