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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. To whom did the hoopoe compare the finch?
(a) God.
(b) Goliath.
(c) Moses.
(d) King Solomon.

2. Where does one have to enter to have a "wave of indecision flood" them?
(a) Fear's peak.
(b) Wisdom's sea.
(c) Truth's valley.
(d) Indecision's prairie.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the miserly bird claim to love?

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

3. What happened to the fisherboy's father?

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

5. What did the hoopoe tell the birds that the journey required?

(see the answer key)

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