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

2. How many children were in the family of the fisherboy?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Twelve.

3. Whom did the Shiekh Sam'an see at dawn when he smelled the "musk-diffusing breeze"?
(a) Hate.
(b) Pride.
(c) The Prophet.
(d) The Muse.

4. What did the hoopoe say that the partridge's jewels really were?
(a) Falsehoods.
(b) Empty promises.
(c) Excuses.
(d) Earthly treasures.

5. What did the hoopoe have on his head?
(a) A list of God's wishes.
(b) A lion's mane.
(c) Truth's crown.
(d) A halo.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to the hoopoe, what is it better to suffer with than to live a life in shame?

4. What did the "cowardly bird" say would happen the first time the birds stopped for a rest during the journey?

5. What did Abbasseh say that the Self must choose between?

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