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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. Who did the hoopoe say the francolin had to reject?
(a) Hate.
(b) Pride.
(c) Riches.
(d) The Self.

2. Why is the Way lifeless-according to the hoopoe?
(a) To glorify the king.
(b) To allow those on the journey to choose their own path.
(c) To make the journey as hard as possible.
(d) To insure that the birds create their own path.

3. In the story of the "Two Foxes," where did one fox say that he would meet up with the other after parting?
(a) In heaven.
(b) In hell.
(c) At God's right hand.
(d) At the furrier's.

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

5. After the miser's death, he appeared to his son as __________.
(a) A dog.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A donkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Lord say clothed the simpleton who walked naked through the crowd?

2. To whom did the hoopoe compare the finch?

3. From where did the hoopoe quote the following: "You cannot gain salvation while the things you love remain."

4. What did God tell Shiekh Noughani to do in Neishaspour to find a grain of gold?

5. On what mountain peak did the Simorgh live?

(see the answer key)

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