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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. With whom, according to the hoopoe, would the pheasant reign?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Abel.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Adam.

2. According to the hoopoe, how must man enter and leave the world?
(a) Filled with love.
(b) Spiritless.
(c) Homeless.
(d) Sinless.

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

4. Why did the "indecisive bird" claim that he could not go on the journey to the Way?
(a) His family needed him.
(b) He had obligations.
(c) He was "broken."
(d) He was a drunk.

5. What happened to the fisherboy's father?
(a) He died.
(b) He was murdered.
(c) He left the family.
(d) He was imprisoned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the hoopoe tell the partridge that he had to destroy?

2. After the miser's death, he appeared to his son as __________.

3. Why is the Way lifeless-according to the hoopoe?

4. 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?

5. Shiekh Sam'an's people left for __________.

(see the answer key)

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